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commissariat definition

com·mis·sari·at (käm′ə ser′ē ət)

noun

  1. the branch of an army which provides food and supplies for the troops
  2. food supplies

  3. Etymology: Russ komissariat

    any of the government departments in the U.S.S.R.: since 1946, called ministry

Etymology: Fr < commissaire, commissary < ML commissarius: see commissary

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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