bureau vs commission

bureau

noun
  • An administrative unit of government; office. 

  • An office (room where clerical or professional duties are performed). 

  • An organization or office for collecting or providing information or news. 

  • A chest of drawers for clothes. 

  • A desk, usually with a cover and compartments that are located above the level of the writing surface rather than underneath, and often used for storing papers. 

commission

noun
  • An official charge or authority to do something, often used of military officers. 

  • A fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction. 

  • The thing to be done as agent for another. 

  • The act of committing (e.g. a crime or error). 

  • A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something). 

  • A body or group of people, officially tasked with carrying out a particular function. 

verb
  • To put into active service. 

  • To send or officially charge someone or some group to do something. 

  • To place an order for (often a piece of art). 

How often have the words bureau and commission occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )