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Italian word

commissione

examining committee / board (for a graduation or exam)

Looks like

commission

a fee for a service; an official order; a group appointed for a task

⚠️ The trap

In academic Italian, 'commissione' is the panel of examiners at a graduation or exam. In English, 'commission' rarely refers to an exam panel — you would say 'examining board', 'panel', or 'committee'.

To say "a fee for a service; an official order; a group appointed for a task" in Italian:

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"commissione" in English means:

examining committee / board (for a graduation or exam)

Example

"La commissione di laurea era composta da cinque professori."

"The graduation examining board consisted of five professors."

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