Meaning

4 senses
  1. One who commissions something.

  2. One commissioned to perform certain duties.

    Kommissar, Kommissarin, Beauftragter

    комисса́рkomissár, представи́тельpredstavítelʹ, представи́тельницаpredstavítelʹnica

  3. A member of a commission.

    Kommissionsmitglied, Kommissar

    член коми́ссииčlen komíssii

    a member of a commission

  4. A member of a commission.

    An official in charge of a government department, especially a police force.

Examples

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  1. Tom Jackson was the commissioner.

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  2. "Under what circumstances was the body discovered?" asked the commissioner.

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  3. You have twice dared to contradict me in front of the commissioner.

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  4. The police commissioner is responsible for leading local or specialized internal security services.

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  5. His car theft charges were dropped, after the police commissioner's house mysteriously burnt down.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee:
member of a commission:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee:
member of a commission:

Origin

From Middle English commissioner, from Anglo-Norman commissionaire, from Medieval Latin co

From Middle English commissioner, from Anglo-Norman commissionaire, from Medieval Latin commissiōnārius. Doublet of commissionaire. By surface analysis, commission + -er.

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