n. an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces

n. 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); "he works on commission"

n. the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

n. the act of committing a crime

n. the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions

n. an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces

n. a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle

n. a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"

n. a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury"

n. a group of representatives or delegates

v. put into commission; equip for service; of ships

v. charge with a task

v. place an order for

adj. associated with or performed by armed services as contrasted with civilians; "military police"

adj. characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the military; "military uniforms"

adj. of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare; "military law"

n. a document giving an official instruction or command

n. the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it; "they criticised his performance as mayor"; "experience generally improves performance"

n. a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body

n. putting a condemned person to death

n. the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment; "we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto"

n. a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work; "the operations in building a house"; "certain machine tool operations"

n. the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me"

n. persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers

n. a group of representatives or delegates

n. (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?"

n. a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another; "the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen"

n. work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; "the duties of the job"

n. an expression of grievance or resentment

n. request for payment of a debt; "they submitted their charges at the end of each month"

n. (objection)

n. a public act of denouncing

n. a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt

n. verbal punishment

n. disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent"

n. a verbal command for action; "when I give the word, charge!"

n. a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"

n. gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

n. a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle

n. persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers

n. a body serving in an administrative capacity; "student council"

n. a group of persons together in one place

n. a force that is a branch of the armed forces

n. an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"

v. energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge; "I need to charge my car battery"

v. put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"

v. enter into a contractual arrangement

v. hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"

v. keep engaged; "engaged the gears"

v. hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

v. assign to a station

v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

v. demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service

adj. associated with or performed by civilians as contrasted with the military; "civilian clothing"; "civilian life"

adj. not associated with soldiers or the military; "unmilitary circles of government"; "fatigue duty involves nonmilitary labor"