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jury vs commission

commission vs jury

jury and commission both are nouns.

jury is not a verb while commission is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
jury Yes No No No
commission Yes No Yes No
As nouns, commission is a hypernym of jury; that is, commission is a word with a broader meaning than jury:
  • jury: a committee appointed to judge a competition
  • commission: a special group delegated to consider some matter
Other hypernyms of jury include committee.
jury (noun) commission (noun)
a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law a special assignment that is given to a person or group
a committee appointed to judge a competition the act of committing a crime
the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
a special group delegated to consider some matter
a group of representatives or delegates
a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary)
the state of being in good working order and ready for operation
jury (verb) commission (verb)
charge with a task
put into commission; equip for service; of ships
place an order for
Difference between jury and commission

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