'Commissioning' definitions:

Definition of 'commissioning'

From: WordNet
noun
The act of granting authority to undertake certain functions [syn: commission, commissioning]

Definition of 'Commissioning'

From: GCIDE
  • Commission \Com*mis"sion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Commissioned; p. pr & vb. n. Commissioning.]
  • 1. To give a commission to; to furnish with a commission; to empower or authorize; as, to commission persons to perform certain acts; to commission an officer. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To send out with a charge or commission. [1913 Webster]
  • A chosen band He first commissions to the Latian land. --Dryden.
  • Syn: To appoint; depute; authorize; empower; delegate; constitute; ordain.