Commission
Commission verb - To appoint as one's representative.
Refuse is an antonym for commission in authorize or delegate task topic.
Refuse
Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.
Usage example: the reclusive movie star usually refuses requests for interviews
Commission is an antonym for refuse.
How words are described
| official | official commission | official refuse |
Both words in one sentence
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Jane Wilkinson is described as a blatantly selfish individual who shamelessly brags about wanting to kill her husband so that she can marry another man, and refuses to take the hint when Poirot tries to refuse her commission to "get rid" of her husband.
Source: Literature / Lord Edgware Dies -
Servant Race: Ftaeml's race, the Rargyllians, serve the requests of the powerful Hroshii without fault or objection, to refuse a commission would be unthinkable.
Source: Literature / The Star Beast -
He simply is not allowed to refuse a commission.
Source: Literature / Discworld
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