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commissioner

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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.

com·mission·er·ship n.

commissioner [kəˈmɪʃənə]
n
1. a person authorized to perform certain tasks or endowed with certain powers
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Government
a.  any of several types of civil servant
3. a member of a commission
commissionership  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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 (= official) → comisario/a m/f; (= member of commission) → comisionado/a m/f
commissioner for oaths (Brit) → notario/a m/f público/a
commissioner of policeinspector(a) m/f jefe de policía
commissioner [kəˈmɪʃər] n
(= government official) → membre m d'une commission
(= senior policeman) → préfet m (de police)
Commission for Racial Equality n (British) commission pour l'égalité des races
commissioning editor [kəˈmɪʃənɪŋˈɛdɪtər] n
(in publishing)responsable mf de publication
(in television)directeur/trice m/f des programmes
commission of inquiry n (British)commission f d'enquête
commissioner
n
(= member of commission)Ausschussmitglied nt
(of police)Polizeipräsident(in) m(f)
(Jur) commissioner for oathsNotar(in) m(f)
commissioner [kəˈmɪʃənəʳ] nmembro di una commissione (Police) → questore m
commissioner of police → questore m


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