commissioner
One who commissions somethingOne who commissions something.
» Tom Jackson was the commissioner.
Meaning
4 sensesOne who commissions something.
One commissioned to perform certain duties.
Kommissar, Kommissarin, Beauftragter
комисса́рkomissár, представи́тельpredstavítelʹ, представи́тельницаpredstavítelʹnica
A member of a commission.
Kommissionsmitglied, Kommissar
член коми́ссииčlen komíssii
a member of a commission
A member of a commission.
An official in charge of a government department, especially a police force.
Examples
15 sentencesTom Jackson was the commissioner.
"Under what circumstances was the body discovered?" asked the commissioner.
You have twice dared to contradict me in front of the commissioner.
The police commissioner is responsible for leading local or specialized internal security services.
His car theft charges were dropped, after the police commissioner's house mysteriously burnt down.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English commissioner, from Anglo-Norman commissionaire, from Medieval Latin coFrom Middle English commissioner, from Anglo-Norman commissionaire, from Medieval Latin commissiōnārius. Doublet of commissionaire. By surface analysis, commission + -er.
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Forms
plural: commissioners| Singular | commissioner |
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