plaudits vs commendation

plaudits and commendation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
plaudits	Yes	No	No	No
commendation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, commendation is a hypernym of plaudits; that is, commendation is a word with a broader meaning than plaudits:

Other hypernyms of plaudits include approval.

plaudits (noun)	commendation (noun)
enthusiastic approval	an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
	a message expressing a favorable opinion