单词 | into commission |
释义 | > as lemmasinto commission 6. The condition of holding commissioned authority or being under authoritative charge; the condition of being in readiness for action or use. Chiefly in in commission, into commission. Cf. out of commission at Phrases 4. extracted from commissionn.1 a. The condition of holding or exercising commissioned authority; esp. that invested in a Justice of the Peace (cf. commission of (the) peace n. at Phrases 2). Cf. Phrases 4a. Now rare. ΚΠ a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. cxixv/1 The archebyshoppe of wynchester..was put in commyssyon..to make or treate a peace and vnyty bytwene the two realmes of Englande and of Fraunce. 1547 Bp. S. Gardiner Let. 14 Oct. (1933) 393 Whenne I was in commission with my Lord Gret Master and thErle of Southampton for altering the Courte of Augmentacion. 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 iii. ii. 87 No sir Iohn, it is my cosen Scilens in commission with me. View more context for this quotation 1679 P. Walsh Treat. Oath Supremacy 22 It seems meant, that that Matter should be left to the Clergy: For, why else should Sixteen of them be put into Commission? 1724 S. Blackerby 2nd Pt. Justice of Peace his Compan. Introd. p. xi There may come a Time, when Men otherwise qualified may get into the Commission of the Peace, and some may be put into Commission, who..have no Time to read large Volumes. 1784 New & Gen. Biogr. Dict. (new ed.) II. 284 The same year, he was in commission to turn out some of the reformed bishops. 1845 H. G. Cotton Treat. Powers & Duties Justice of Peace Illinois i. i. 5 The power and authority of a justice of the peace is limited to be exercised only within the county where he is in commission. 1853 H. Curling Forest Youth xxx. 151/2 His worship the mayor, attended by..the several beadles in commission within our walls, will have the honour of waiting upon your lordship. 1886 Whitaker's Almanack 181 Naval Service..Flag officers in commission..Flag officers on the active list. 1903 in Official Documents Commonw. Pennsylvania (1906) VIII. 63 The person who shall be successful in receiving the largest number of votes cast at the election..for that office will go into commission. 1954 J. C. Hutcheson Vanderbilt Law Rev. June in Amer. Bar Assoc. Jrnl. Nov. 1000/2 He is ‘in commission the oldest Federal judge in active service save one’. b. British Politics. With reference to an office or official body: the condition of being placed by royal warrant in the charge of a number of people, instead of a single person. Cf. sense 5a.The officials thus placed in charge of certain high offices of state are known as Lords Commissioners (see lord n. 12). ΚΠ 1668 S. Pepys Diary 5 Nov. (1976) IX. 351 An argument to insinuate the putting of the Admiralty into commission. 1677 T. Middleton Appendix 35 in J. Spottiswood Hist. Church Scotl. (ed. 4) The Second Officer is the Lord High Treasurer... This Office is now in Commission. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. iii. 166 The Treasury was for the present put into Commission. 1796 S. Perry Hist. Sketch French Revol. I. 30 The commission of lieutenancy was in commission after the death of the duke of Northumberland. 1850 H. Martineau Hist. Eng. during 30 Years' Peace II. v. ii. 223 The Great Seal was for some time in commission, from the difficulty of finding a Chancellor. 1892 Catholic News 23 July 5/2 There is some talk of her Majesty putting the Mistress-ship of the Robes into commission. 1902 Parl. Deb. 4th Ser. 109 1289/1 Experience..showed that the burden of responsibility was too great for any single man to bear, and then the present system of putting into commission the duties of Lord High Admiral was instituted. 1997 R. A. Chapman Treasury in Public Policy-making (2002) ii. 15 The last Lord Treasurer, the Earl of Shrewsbury, resigned in 1714 and the office has been in commission ever since. c. With reference to a warship or (later) military aircraft: the condition of being authorized and prepared for active service. Cf. Phrases 4b. ΚΠ 1702 J. Dennis Ess. on Navy ii. i. 44 This would prevent the keeping our great Ships in Pay the whole Winter, or putting them in Commission and Pay in December. 1740 Hist. Acct. Naval Atchievements Eng. over Spaniards (ed. 3) 102 Soon after, thirty-three of his Majesty's Ships were put into Commission, and Warrants were issued for impressing Seamen. 1796 Monthly Mag. Apr. 246/1 The British Navy.—The total of the ships in commission, amount to 435. 1861 Sat. Rev. 14 Dec. 602 Several of these vessels are ordered for commission at the different dockyards. 1882 W. G. Hamley Traseaden Hall III. 88 There are always some ships in commission even in times of peace. 1927 Daily Tel. 22 Mar. 10/7 Limiting the number of shore-based aircraft..in commission. 2005 Courier-Mail (Queensland, Austral.) (Nexis) 7 Oct. 8 It is indeed an honour and a privilege to bring a ship into commission. d. In extended use: the condition of being ready and able to function or to be used; working order. Cf. Phrases 4c. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > [noun] > condition of being operative gestion1599 working order1725 operation1792 running order1811 commission1829 commish1856 operationality1939 1829 D. Jerrold Black-ey'd Susan ii. i. 28 Is she yet in commission ?—does she live? 1892 Ann. Rep. N.Y. Dept. Docks 188 The derrick went into commission at West Fifty-second Street Section,..and has been engaged pumping mud from the river bottom. 1915 Woman at Home Dec. 387/1 She lost little time in putting her charming house in Curzon Street in commission again. 1961 Fowler's Mech. Engineer's Pocket Bk. (ed. 63) 248 It is highly important that the Super-heater shall be under steam and working in a normal way whenever the Boiler is in commission. 2010 Right Vision News (Nexis) 31 Oct. Additional oil and gas production flows from Manzalai field, which went into commission in Oct 2009. < as lemmas |
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