Commissioner

//kəˈmɪʃənɚ// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a commission.
  2. 2
    Alternative form of European Commissioner. European-Union, alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    a government administrator wordnet
  4. 4
    Someone commissioned to perform certain duties.
  5. 5
    a member of a commission wordnet
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  1. 6
    An official in charge of a government department, especially a police force.
  2. 7
    Someone who commissions something.

    "[…] the 'private nature' of commissioned pictures, particularly portraits, was frequently mentioned as the justification for two types of proposal: the ownership of painting copyright by the commissioner, or ownership of painting copyright by the artist […]"

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Example

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

Etymology

From Middle English commissioner, from Anglo-Norman commissionaire, from Medieval Latin commissiōnārius. Doublet of commissionaire. See commission.

Related phrases

Commissioner-designateEuropean CommissionerLord High Commissionere-safety commissioneresafety commissionerhigh commissionerpolice commissioner

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