commissary

com·mis·sar·y (k

-s

)

n. pl. com·mis·sar·ies

a. A supermarket for military personnel and their dependents, usually located on a military installation.

b. A store where food and equipment are sold, as in a mining camp.

2. A lunchroom or cafeteria, especially one in a film or television studio.

3. A person to whom a special duty is given by a higher authority; a deputy.

[Middle English commissarie, agent, from Medieval Latin commissrius, from Latin commissus, entrusted; see commission.]

commissary [ˈkɒmɪsərɪ]

n pl -saries

1. (Business / Commerce) US a shop supplying food or equipment, as in a military camp

2. (Military) US Army an officer responsible for supplies and food

3. (Performing Arts) US a snack bar or restaurant in a film studio

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a representative or deputy, esp an official representative of a bishop

[from Medieval Latin commissārius official in charge, from Latin committere to entrust, commit]

commissarial [ˌkɒmɪˈsɛərɪəl] adj

commissaryship n

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	commissary - a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel) post exchange, PX - a commissary on a United States Army post shop, store - a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod" slop chest - commissary maintained aboard merchant ships to sell merchandise to the crew small stores - personal items conforming to regulations that are sold aboard ship or at a naval base and charged to the person's pay armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	2.	commissary - a snack bar in a film studio snack bar, snack counter, buffet - usually inexpensive bar

Translations

commissary [ˈkɒmɪsərɪ] N

1. → comisario/a m/f político/a

2. (US) (= shop) → economato m

commissary [ˈkɒmɪsəri] n (US) (MILITARY) (= shop) → intendance f

commissary

(Mil) → Intendant m

(= delegate) → Beauftragte(r) mf

(US, Comm) → Laden m → in Lagern/auf Baustellen etc

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buffet commissaire commissar Commissarial commissariat Commissary general Commissary general of subsistence Commissaryship Consistorial consistory Etat Major food service ombudsman Post Exchange PX shop slop chest small stores snack bar	The commissary was seated in the chair, and was writing at the table. The Three Musketeers by Dumas, Alexandre View in context The commissary lifted his staff to strike Pasamonte in return for his threats, but Don Quixote came between them, and begged him not to ill-use him, as it was not too much to allow one who had his hands tied to have his tongue a trifle free; and turning to the whole chain of them he said: Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context His proposal of marriage being accepted by the lady, the commissary took his seat behind the proprieties with great decorum, and Mrs General drove until the commissary died. Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles View in context	Commigration comminate commination Comminatory Commines commingle Commingler comminute comminuted fracture comminution Commiphora Commiphora meccanensis Commiphora myrrha commis commis chef Commiserable commiserate commiseration Commiserative Commiserator commissaire Commissaire Maigret commissar Commissarial commissariat commissary Commissary general Commissary general of subsistence Commissaryship commission commission agent Commission for Racial Equality commission merchant Commission of array Commission of bankruptcy Commission of general gaol delivery Commission of lunacy Commission of rebellion Commission of review Commission of the peace Commission officer Commission on Human Rights Commission on Narcotic Drugs Commission on the Status of Women commission plan commissionaire Commissional Commissionate commissioned commissioned military officer commissioned naval officer	Commissariaat Buitenlandse Investeringen in Nederland Commissariaat voor de Media Commissariaat voor het Arboricole Erfgoed Van Brussel Commissarial commissariat commissariat Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique Commissariat à l'énergie atomique Commissariat à l'Information du Canada Commissariat à la Simplification Administrative Commissariat au Développement de l’Agronomie Saharienne Commissariat au Patrimoine Arboricole de Bruxelles Commissariat aux Langues Officielles Commissariat Général au Développement Durable Commissariat Général au Tourisme Commissariat Général aux Questions Juives Commissariat General aux Refugies et aux Apatrides Commissariat Général aux Relations Internationales Commissariat Wallon E-Administration et Simplification Commissariate commissariats commissariats commissaries commissaries commissaries Commissario Tecnico Commissaris van de Koningin Commissars Commissars commissary Commissary general Commissary general of subsistence Commissary Officer Commissary Operating Manual Commissary Privilege Card Commissary Resale Division of the Army Stock Fund Commissary Store Commissary, BX, Post Office Commissaryman Commissaryman First Class Commissaryman Second Class Commissaryman Third Class Commissaryship Commissie Aanprijzing Veterinaire Producten Commissie Algemene Vraagstukken Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Commissie Buitenslands Gediplomeerden Volksgezondheid Commissie Gelijke Behandeling Commissie Gelijke Kansen Commissie Internationalisering Faculteit Geneeskunde Commissie Invoeringsaspecten Behandeling Heroineverslaving Commissie Mensenrechten van Pakistan Commissie Milieuhygiene Luchtvaartterrein Rotterdam Commissie Moleculair Biologische Diagnostiek Commissie Onderzoek Minerale Voeding

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commissaire
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Commissarial
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Etat Major
food service
ombudsman
Post Exchange
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slop chest
small stores
snack bar

The commissary was seated in the chair, and was writing at the table.

The Three Musketeers by Dumas, Alexandre View in context

The commissary lifted his staff to strike Pasamonte in return for his threats, but Don Quixote came between them, and begged him not to ill-use him, as it was not too much to allow one who had his hands tied to have his tongue a trifle free; and turning to the whole chain of them he said:

Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context

His proposal of marriage being accepted by the lady, the commissary took his seat behind the proprieties with great decorum, and Mrs General drove until the commissary died.

Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles View in context