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(käm′ə sär′)

noun

the head of any of the former commissariats in the U.S.S.R.: in 1946, title changed to minister
a representative of the government or communist party in the U.S.S.R., responsible for political orientation, esp. in a military unit

Origin: Russ komissar < ML commissarius: see commissary

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noun

a. An official of the Communist Party in charge of political indoctrination and the enforcement of party loyalty.
b. The head of a commissariat in the Soviet Union until 1946.
A person who tries to control public opinion.

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Origin: Russian komissar

Origin: , from German Kommissar, deputy

Origin: , from Medieval Latin commissārius, agent; see commissary

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