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:
- The Cheka, a colloquial name for the Soviet secret police from 1918 as well as national affiliates such as:
- The All-Ukrainian Extraordinary Commission (VUChK) in 1918–1922
- The Soviet Extraordinary State Commission (ChGK) of 1942–1947, which investigated war crimes committed by Axis forces
- The Cheka, a colloquial name for the Soviet secret police from 1918 as well as national affiliates 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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