What does COMMISSIONER mean?

Definitions for COMMISSIONER
kəˈmɪʃ ə nərcom·mis·sion·er

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word COMMISSIONER.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. commissionernoun

    a government administrator

  2. commissionernoun

    a member of a commission

Wiktionary

  1. commissionernoun

    A member of a commission.

  2. commissionernoun

    Someone commissioned to perform certain duties.

  3. commissionernoun

    An official in charge of a government department, especially a police force.

  4. commissionernoun

    Someone who commissions something

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Commissionernoun

    One included in a warrant of authority.

    Etymology: from commission.

    A commissioner is one who hath commission, as letters patents, or other lawful warrant, to execute any publick office. John Cowell.

    One article they stood upon, which I with your commissioners have agreed upon. Philip Sidney.

    These commissioners came into England, with whom covenants were concluded. John Hayward.

    The archbishop was made one of the commissioners of the treasury. Edward Hyde.

    Suppose itinerary commissioners to inspect, throughout the kingdom, into the conduct of men in office, with respect to morals and religion as well as abilities. Jonathan Swift.

    Like are their merits, like rewards they share,
    That shines a consul, this commissioner. Alexander Pope, Dunciad.

ChatGPT

  1. commissioner

    A commissioner is a person appointed to a role or position of authority within a government, organization, or a specific field, given the responsibility to oversee or manage certain activities, operations, or issues. This position often involves making decisions, enforcing rules or laws, and carrying out specific tasks or functions. The nature and scope of their duties can vary greatly depending on the context or jurisdiction they serve.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Commissionernoun

    a person who has a commission or warrant to perform some office, or execute some business, for the government, corporation, or person employing him; as, a commissioner to take affidavits or to adjust claims

  2. Commissionernoun

    an officer having charge of some department or bureau of the public service

Wikidata

  1. Commissioner

    A commissioner is, in principle, the title given to a member of a commission or to an individual who has been given a commission. In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to include a variety of senior officials, often sitting on a specific commission. In particular, commissioner frequently refers to senior police or government officials. A High Commissioner is equivalent to an ambassador, originally between the United Kingdom and the Dominions and now between all Commonwealth states, whether Commonwealth realms, republics, or countries having a monarch other than that of the realms. The title is also sometimes given to senior officials in the private sector; for instance, many North American sports leagues.

Editors Contribution

  1. commissioner

    A person commissioned to perform a specific role, responsibility and duty with a known job description.

    The government commissioner had to report to the relevant Minister in Cabinet.


    Submitted by MaryC on December 27, 2019  

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British National Corpus

  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'COMMISSIONER' in Nouns Frequency: #1640

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of COMMISSIONER in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of COMMISSIONER in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of COMMISSIONER in a Sentence

  1. Tom Frieden:

    I had, quite literally, 20 times more flexible dollars as New York City health commissioner than I did as CDC Director.

  2. New South:

    The city, tonight, celebrates three brand-new heroes, and I think it would only be appropriate for the commissioner and I to thank those three individual citizens who have acted well and truly beyond the call of any citizen in bringing this offender to bear.

  3. Cameron Laure:

    I don't even know how to react at this point. I will have to meet with the commissioner of police as well as the other members first before making a full statement.

  4. Don Yee:

    I do not think that any private citizen would have agreed to provide anyone with the amount of information that Tom was willing to reveal to the commissioner.

  5. Antony Blinken:

    This includes the Mariupol maternity hospital, as the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights expressly noted in a March 11 report.It also includes a strike that hit a Mariupol theater, clearly marked with the word ‘дети’ — Russian for ‘children’ — in huge letters visible from the sky.

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Translations for COMMISSIONER

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  • комисар, представителBulgarian
  • komisařCzech
  • kommissærDanish
  • Kommissar, Kommissionsmitglied, KommissarinGerman
  • erivolinikEstonian
  • کمیسرPersian
  • commissaireFrench
  • barrantaghManx
  • հանձնակատարArmenian
  • commissarioItalian
  • 위원Korean
  • gevolmachtigde, commissarisDutch
  • [[член]] [[комиссия, комисса́р, представи́тель, уполномо́ченный, представи́тельница, уполномоченныйRussian
  • kommissionärSwedish
  • kamishnaSwahili

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