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Noun: commissioner  ku'mi-shu-nu(r)
  1. A government administrator
    "The police commissioner implemented new policies to improve community relations";
    - commish [N. Amer, informal]
     
  2. A member of a commission
    "The commissioner attended the monthly meeting to discuss city planning";
    - commish [N. Amer, informal]
     
  3. An official in charge of a government department, especially a police force
    "The police commissioner announced new safety measures"

Derived forms: commissioners

Type of: administrator, executive, fellow member, member

Part of: commission, committee

Encyclopedia: Commissioner