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commissioner

[ kuh-mish-uh-ner ]

noun

  1. a person commissioned to act officially; member of a commission.
  2. a government official or representative in charge of a department or district:

    the police commissioner; the commissioner of a colony.

  3. an official chosen by an athletic association to exercise broad administrative or judicial authority:

    the baseball commissioner.



commissioner

/ əˈɪʃəə /

noun

  1. a person authorized to perform certain tasks or endowed with certain powers
  2. government
    1. any of several types of civil servant
  3. a member of a commission
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of commissioner1

1400–50; late Middle English < Anglo-French. See commission, -er 2
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The Huntington Park City Council has chosen a local civil service commissioner to replace former Councilmember Esmeralda Castillo, whose seat was declared vacant after a probe determined she was not living in the city.

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The labor commissioner’s office is investigating the claims.

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Earlier this month, a survey commissioned by England's children's commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza suggested about 90% of the country's secondary schools restrict mobile usage.

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Like all sports commissioners, Rob Manfred’s main job is to be a positive advocate for his game.

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Plans approved by the commissioners would also allow the owners to erect large-format digital displays at multiple levels around the complex that is surrounded by 7th, 8th, Hope and Flower Streets.

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