commissioner

com·mis·sion·er  (k-msh-nr)

n. Abbr. Com. or Comr.

1. A member of a commission.

2. A person authorized by a commission to perform certain duties.

3. A governmental official in charge of a department: a police commissioner.

4. Sports An official selected by an athletic association or league to exercise administrative or regulatory powers over it: a baseball commissioner.

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com·mission·er·ship n.

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commissioner

Noun

1. an appointed official in a government department or other organization

2. a member of a commission

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	commissioner - a government administrator administrator, executive - someone who manages a government agency or department bank commissioner - a commissioner appointed to supervise banks; a state superintendent of banks housing commissioner - a commissioner in charge of public housing park commissioner - a commissioner in charge of public parks police commissioner - a civil commissioner appointed to supervise the duties and discipline of the police
	2.	commissioner - a member of a commission commission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle fellow member, member - one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization); "only members will be admitted"; "a member of the faculty"; "she was introduced to all the members of his family"

Translations

commissioner [kəˈmɪʃənəʳ] n → comisario;

(POLICE) → comisario m de policía

commissioner [kəˈmɪʃənəʳ] commission n → membre m d'une commission;

(Police) → préfet m (de police)

commissioner [kəˈmɪʃənəʳ] commission n → Polizeipräsident m

commissioner [kəˈmɪʃənəʳ] n → commissionario;

(POLICE) → questore m