com·mis·sar (k m  -sär )n. 1. a. An official of the Communist Party in charge of political indoctrination and the enforcement of party loyalty. b. The head of a commissariat in the Soviet Union until 1946. 2. A person who tries to control public opinion. [Russian komissar, from German Kommissar, deputy, from Medieval Latin commiss  rius, agent; see commissary.] |
commissar [ˈkɒmɪˌsɑː ˌkɒmɪˈsɑː]
n (in the former Soviet Union)
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Also called political commissar an official of the Communist Party responsible for political education, esp in a military unit
2. (Historical Terms) Also called People's Commissar (before 1946) the head of a government department Now called minister
[from Russian kommissar, from German, from Medieval Latin commissārius commissary]
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| Noun | 1. | commissar - an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office |
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