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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

commissariat Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • Soviet: A Sharia Commission was established in the Soviet Commissariat of Justice to oversee the system.

Modifies a noun

  • officer: Lieutenant Bowers, Royal Indian Marine ( commissariat officer ).

Noun used with modifier

  • Reich: In addition there is the treatment of the Ukrainians in the Reichs Commissariat itself.