com·mis·sar·i·at
(kŏm′ĭ-sâr′ē-ĭt)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 commissārius, agent; see commissary. Sense 3, from Russian komissariat, from French commissariat.]
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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
[C17: from New Latin commissāriātus, from Medieval Latin commissārius commissary]
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com•mis•sar•i•at
(ˌkɒm əˈsɛər i ət)n.
1. a major governmental division in the U.S.S.R.: called ministry after 1946.
2. the organized method by which food, equipment, etc., is delivered to armies.
3. the department of an army charged with supplying provisions.
[1600–10; < New Latin commissāriātus= Medieval Latin commissāri(us) commissary + -ātus -ate3; (definition 1) < Russian komissariát « New Latin, as above]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  commissariat - a stock or supply of foods food cache - food in a secure or hidden storage place larder - a supply of food especially for a household |
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Translations
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commissariat
n
(Mil) → Intendantur f
(in former USSR etc) → Kommissariat nt
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commissariat
[ˌkɒmɪˈsɛərɪət] n (in former Soviet Union) → commissariato (Mil) → commissariato militareCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995