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commissione

committee

noun kom-mees-SYOH-neh Common
People & Society Government

Origin: Latin commissio, 'a joining together, entrusting'

Also means

commission, errand

Usage Note

Commissione covers both an institutional body (la Commissione Europea, the European Commission) and a personal errand (fare le commissioni, to run errands/do shopping). The double-s makes the stress fall clearly on the penultimate syllable. Do not confuse with commissario (commissioner, police inspector).

Examples

"La commissione ha approvato il progetto."

Natural Translation

The committee approved the project.

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