commissar
An official of the Communist Party, often attached to a military unit, who was…An official of the Communist Party, often attached to a military unit, who was responsible for political education.
» In this house, a political commissar died yesterday.
В этом доме вчера умер комиссар полиции.
Meaning
3 senses(historical)An official of the Communist Party, often attached to a military unit, who was responsible for political education.
an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit
(historical)The head of a commissariat.
Kommissar, Kommissarin
комисса́рkomissár
коміса́рkomisár, коміса́ркаkomisárka
(colloquial, humorous, often)A political functionary whose job is to push the party or government line.
Examples
4 sentencesIn this house, a political commissar died yesterday.
ruВ этом доме вчера умер комиссар полиции.
The commissar interrogated him.
ruКомиссар его допрашивал.
The commissar interrogated her.
ruКомиссар её допрашивал.
They greeted the new commissar.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Russian комисса́р (komissár), from German Kommissar (“commissioner”), from LBorrowed from Russian комисса́р (komissár), from German Kommissar (“commissioner”), from Latin commissarius, from commissus, past participle of committō (“to commit, entrust to”). Doublet of commissary.
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Forms
plural: commissars| Singular | commissar |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit:political commissar