{{Short description|Kind of commission's document, which is less limited than a regular one}} A '''roving commission''' details the duties of a commissioned officer or other official whose responsibilities are neither geographically nor functionally limited.
Where an individual in an official position is given more freedom than would regularly be afforded to a person in the same role, they are described as having a ''roving commission''.
Traditionally, a military officer receives a commission charging them with the duties and responsibilities of a specific office or position. A roving commission applies to military officers who are commissioned by their respective service without the requirement to serve at a specific military base or on a specific naval vessel.<ref>[https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Dent-c16.html New Zealand Electronic Text Centre – includes related description]</ref>
Because officers with a roving commission are considered to have more freedom than other officers of a similar rank, they are often commissioned as such so that they can be moved between roles and responsibilities as a stop-gap measure.<ref>''A roving commission: naval reminiscences'' by Crawford Pasco</ref>
==See also== *Ambassador at Large *Commissioned officer *Non-commissioned officer *''My Early Life: A Roving Commission'' – a 1930 book by Winston Churchill.
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Category:Military terminology