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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
Noun
1. an appointed official in a government department or other organization
2. a member of a commission
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
Spanish commissioner [kəˈmɪʃənəʳ] ncomisario;
(POLICE) → comisario m de policía

French commissioner [kəˈmɪʃənəʳ] commission nmembre m d'une commission;
(Police) → préfet m (de police)

German commissioner [kəˈmɪʃənəʳ] commission nPolizeipräsident m
Italian commissioner [kəˈmɪʃənəʳ] ncommissionario;
(POLICE) → questore m

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The problem immediately before the Chief Inspector was that of managing the Assistant Commissioner of his department, his immediate superior.
AN ex-Legislator asked a Most Respectable Citizen for a letter to the Governor recommending him for appointment as Commissioner of Shrimps and Crabs.
The commissioner of police was sitting in his office at nine o'clock one evening, when the following telegraphic dispatch was put into his hands: Suez to London.
 
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