commissioner

commissioner

synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples & translations of commissioner in English

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /kəˈmɪʃənɚ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəˈmɪʃənə/
  • Hyphenation: com‧mis‧sion‧er

Noun

commissioner (plural commissioners)

  1. A member of a commission.
  2. Someone commissioned to perform certain duties.
  3. An official in charge of a government department, especially a police force.
  4. Someone who commissions something.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

  • recommission

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