commission plan

noun

1. a system of municipal government in which all the legislative and executive powers of the city are concentrated in the hands of a commission.

commission plan

noun

1. (in the US) a system of municipal government that combines legislative and executive authority in a commission of five or six elected members

Word History and Origins

Origin of commission plan¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

She may accept it, amend it, send it back to the legislature for a redo or adopt the citizens commission plan.

From Washington Post

The House passed the commission plan last week, 252 to 175, with 35 Republicans throwing their support behind the bill.

From Washington Times

“The commission plan is not going to happen,” he added.

From The Guardian

The commission plan, instead, would see the EU revamp its trade defenses in a way that maintains current levels of protection without discriminating against China.

From Wall Street Journal

The home secretary will tell EU interior ministers in Brussels on Monday that Britain is opposed to a European commission plan to redistribute 160,000 refugees around the EU.

From The Guardian