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commissariat
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com·mis·sar·i·at  (km-sâr-t)
n.
1. A department of an army in charge of providing food and other supplies for the troops.
2. A food supply.
3. A major government department in the Soviet Union until 1946.

[French, from Medieval Latin commissrius, agent; see commissary. Sense 3, from Russian komissariat, from French commissariat.]

commissariat [ˌkɒmɪˈsɛərɪət]
n
1. (Historical Terms) (in the former Soviet Union) a government department before 1946 Now called ministry
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)
a.  a military department in charge of food supplies, equipment, etc.
b.  the offices of such a department
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) food supplies
[from New Latin commissāriātus, from Medieval Latin commissārius commissary]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.commissariatcommissariat - a stock or supply of foods          
food, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
food cache - food in a secure or hidden storage place
larder - a supply of food especially for a household
Translations
commissariat [ˌkɒmɪˈsɛərɪət] Ncomisaría f
commissariat [ˌkɒmɪˈsɛəriət] n (MILITARY)intendance f
commissariat
n
(Mil) → Intendantur f
(in former USSR etc) → Kommissariat nt
commissariat [ˌkɒmɪˈsɛərɪət] n (in former Soviet Union) → commissariato (Mil) → commissariato militare
commissariat [ˌkɒmɪˈsɛərɪət] n (in former Soviet Union) → commissariato (Mil) → commissariato militare


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