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defence
Noun
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Defence is the process of protecting.
The secretary of defence met with the president at the White House.
Airplanes attacked the Ministry of Defence in Tehran.
Clinton's lawyers will lay out his defence next week.
Police officers can only shoot in self defence or to protect another person's life.
When he was accused, his friends and even some people who have never met him rushed to his defence.
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In a court case, the defence is the person who was accused of a crime together with their lawyer.
His defence lawyers say that Honecker did not shoot the gun.
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The defence is the players who are supposed to stop the other team from scoring points.
I wasn't very satisfied with the play of our offense, but our defence played great.
commission
Noun
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A commission is a group of people who work together to research or manage something for a government.
She was recently appointed to head the European commission on climate change.
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A commission is money that a salesperson receives for each sale.
You may have to pay commission to convert the dollars into local currency on your travels.
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The official appointment of an officer in a nation's armed forces.
Brummell resigned his commission when his regiment was posted to Manchester.
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A commission is a task to be undertaken.
My commission was only to deliver this message.
commission
Verb
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If you commission someone to do or create something, you formally ask them to do it.
The report commissioned by the Department of Health in 1989, contains guidelines on how best to manage and organise waiting lists.