Extraordinary commission

Extraordinary Commission or Emergency Commission most often refers to:

Organisations

  • The Commission extraordinaire des Douze or Extraordinary Commission of Twelve, which prosecuted political conspirators in France during 1793
  • A literal translation of the Russian language term Чрезвычайная Комиссия (Chrezvychaynaya Komissiya, Extraordinary/Emergency Commission), which had the Cyrillic initials ЧК (ChK) pronounced tche-ka, such as:

Other uses

  • A commission (document) affirming the appointment of a particular person as a government official or military officer, under extraordinary or emergency conditions
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