Associations to the word «Commissioned»

Wiktionary

COMMISSIONED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of commission
COMMISSIONED OFFICER, noun. (military) An officer who derives authority directly from a sovereign power and, as such, hold a commission charging them with the duties and responsibilities of a specific office or position.
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS, noun. Plural of commissioned officer

Dictionary definition

COMMISSIONED, adjective. (of military officers) holding by virtue of a commission a rank of second lieutenant or ensign or above.
COMMISSIONED, adjective. Given official approval to act; "an accredited college"; "commissioned broker"; "licensed pharmacist"; "authorized representative".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats