0 past simple and past participle of commission
1 to formally choose someone to do a special piece of work, or to formally ask for a special piece of work from someone:
2 to give someone the official authority to be an officer in the armed forces:
A set of stamps has been commissioned in commemoration of Independence Day.
They commissioned me to write a series of articles on language.
In recent years, economic studies have been commissioned to evaluate "costly diseases" to make decisions regarding re-insurance.
All articles, including commissioned ones, will be refereed.
As the one who commissioned the monuments, the ruler could use them to communicate his/her view of society.
Who produced these works and commissioned the poets, artists and composers to accomplish them?
Each section contains four essays on relevant subjects commissioned for the catalog, followed by brief commentaries on the items in that section of the exhibit.