commission of the peace

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.

of Preposition

— Made using. It is a house of cards.

the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

peace Noun

— Peace is the way a country is when there is no war. The people lived in peace for thirty years. — Peace is when there is silence or quiet. There is no noise and nothing happening suddenly. Will you please go away and leave me in peace?