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/kˌɑməndˈeɪʃən/ Listen

noun

Commendation n.

The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation. "Need we... epistles of commendation?" "By the commendation of the great officers."

That which is the ground of approbation or praise. "Good nature is the most godlike commendation of a man."

pl. A message of affection or respect; compliments; greeting. (Obs.) "Hark you, Margaret; No princely commendations to my king?"

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"Commendation" Quotes from Famous Books

... your ambassador,' they objected, 'you could never join the royal guard, and you must be aware of that, but the king's majesty shall give you employment where you will stand in need of no commendation;' and so the alcalde left me. If the Venetian ambassador does not interpose in your behalf you will be treated in the ...

— The Memoires of Casanova, Complete • Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

... eagerness to advance his own cause should never lead him into belittling them. He need not go out of his way to praise them nor should he speak of them insincerely in glowing terms; but an honest word of commendation shows that he is not afraid of his rivals in spite of the fact that they too have excellent goods, and when it is impossible to speak well of them it is ...

— The Book of Business Etiquette • Nella Henney

... fulfill the needs of the US Government for an authoritative and coordinated appraisal of strategic basic intelligence. Between April 1943 and July 1947, the board published 34 JANIS studies. JANIS performed well in the war effort, and numerous letters of commendation were received, including a statement from Adm. Forrest Sherman, Chief of Staff, Pacific Ocean Areas, which said, "JANIS has become the indispensable reference work for the ...

— The 2007 CIA World Factbook • United States

... suffering, and the old light softened in her eyes, it did not take the shape of a lesson. A few of the plainer people had made up a little sum by which the ragged M'liss was enabled to assume the garments of respect and civilization, and often a rough shake of the hand and words of commendation from a red-shirted and burly figure, sent a glow to the cheek of the young master and set him to thinking if it was ...

— The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales • Bret Harte

... world has ever seen. But it is not in its usual, common-place signification that I employ the word, nor yet in that which is given it by most writers on the subject of early French settlements and explorations. Men are often affected by the names given them, either of opprobrium or commendation; but words are quite as frequently changed, restricted, or enlarged in meaning, by their application to men. For example: you apply the word soldier to a class of men; and if robbery be one of the ...

— Western Characters - or Types of Border Life in the Western States • J. L. McConnel

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