a police commissioner. Our county has both a road commissioner and a commissioner of public health.
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com|mis|sion|al — «kuh MIHSH uh nuhl», adjective. having to do with a commission … Useful english dictionary
com|mis|sion|aire — «kuh MIHSH uh NAIR», noun. 1. Especially British and Canadian. a person entrusted with small errands or duties, such as that of doorman, messenger, or porter: »I said that I would see her at once and a few moments later the commissionaire brought … Useful english dictionary
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 … Useful english dictionary
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
re|com|mis|sion — «REE kuh MIHSH uhn», transitive verb. to commission anew: »The Royal Navy s oldest aircraft carrier, Victoous…was recommissioned at Portsmouth yesterday (London Times) … Useful english dictionary
sub|com|mis|sion — «SUHB kuh MIHSH uhn», noun. a subordinate commission chosen from and acting under a larger commission for some special duty: »The bank is being sponsored by ECAFE, a U.N. subcommission (New York Times) … Useful english dictionary
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com·mis·sion·er — /kəˈmıʃənɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] 1 : a member of a commission : one of a group of people who have been given the official job of finding information about something or controlling something the city s library commissioners 2 : an official who is… … Useful english dictionary
com·mis·sion·aire — /kəˌmıʃəˈneɚ/ noun, pl aires [count] chiefly Brit old fashioned : ↑doorman … Useful english dictionary
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