Lake Chad Basin Commission

lake Noun

— A lake is a place with a lot of deep water. A lake does not usually have salt in it. We went swimming in the lake.

chad

— noun a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape

Chad

— noun a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960 — noun a family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa — noun (= Lake Chad) a lake in north central Africa; fed by the Shari river

basin Noun

— A container that is wider than it is deep. — Anything that looks like a container. — A low, wide place on the earth. The people living in the Amazon basin depend on the river.

commission Noun

— 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. — 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. — The official appointment of an officer in a nation's armed forces. Brummell resigned his commission when his regiment was posted to Manchester. — A commission is a task to be undertaken. My commission was only to deliver this message.

commission Verb

— 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.