- com|mis|sion|er|ship
- com|mis|sion|er|ship «kuh MIHSH uh nuhr shihp, -MIHSH nuhr-», noun.1. the office or position of a commissioner.2. the district under a commissioner.
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de|com|mis|sion — «DEE kuh MIHSH uhn», transitive verb. 1. to take out of active service; retire: »A short simple ceremony today decommissioned a great fighting ship the battleship Missouri (New York Times). 2. to deprive of one s commission: »to decommission an… … Useful english dictionary
com — com·bas·sou; com·bat·ive; com·bat·ive·ly; com·bat·ive·ness; com·ba·tiv·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·bin·able; com·bi·na·tion·al; com·bi·na·tion·al·ism; com·bi·na·tive; com·bi·na·to·ry; com·bined; com·bine·ment; com·bin·er; com·bi·net; com·bite;… … English syllables
commissioner — com•mis•sion•er [[t]kəˈmɪʃ ə nər[/t]] n. 1) a person commissioned to act officially; member of a commission 2) gov a government official or representative in charge of a department or district: the police commissioner[/ex] 3) spo an official… … From formal English to slang
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
Commissionship — Com*mis sion*ship, n. The office of commissioner. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decommission — de|com|mis|sion [ ,dikə mıʃn ] verb transitive to stop using something such as a weapon, ship, or nuclear power station … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
decommission — de•com•mis•sion [[t]ˌdi kəˈmɪʃ ən[/t]] v. t. 1) to remove (a ship, airplane, etc.) from active service 2) cvb to deactivate; shut down • Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… … English syllables
Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… … English syllables
pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… … English syllables
