From time to time we see in Slovak-American publications reference to Rusyns and Rusyn villages in the Slovak Republic, or that so-and-so has Rusyn heritage.
commission. n. 1) a fee paid based on a percentage of the sale made by an employee or agent, as distinguished from regular payments of wages or salary. 2) a group appointed pursuant to law to conduct certain government business, especially regulation.
An official governmental body empowered with the authority to direct and supervise the implementation of particular legislative acts. In addition to agency, such governmental bodies may be called commissions, corporations (e.g., Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation), boards, departments, or divisions.