Commission and Division

Commission

Commission noun - The granting of power to perform various acts or duties.

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Division and commission are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Division" instead a noun "Commission".

Division noun - Something that divides, separates, or marks off.

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Commission and division are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Commission" instead a noun "Division".

Nearby Words: divide, divided, dividing, divisive, divisional

full	full commission	full division
special	special commission	special division
long	long commission	long division
original	original commission	original division
Other adjectives: simple, entire, military, local, higher, soviet.

His division sustained 4500 casualties after entering France, and he was eventually given a field commission to 2nd Lieutenant and made platoon leader, during which he received two Silver Stars.The action that earned him the Medal of Honor occurred January 26, 1945, in Holtzwihr, France.

Source: Creator / Audie Murphy
Especially notable since artillery was a technical division, so an artillery captain would be one of the few officers expected to be 'uncultured' rather than a Rich Idiot with NoDayJob a Purchased Commission.

Source: Cultured Warrior
Winter goes from Ranker (this universe's equivalent of Private) through Senior Sergeant, earns a battlefield commission as a lieutenant, and eventually ends up a Division General (Roughly equivalent to a Brigadier General in RL army ranks).

Source: Literature / The Shadow Campaigns

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