commissioner
noun
- a person authorized to do certain things by a commission or warrant
- a member of a commission (sense )
- an official in charge of a certain government bureau, commission, departmental office, etc.
- an official appointed to administer a territory, province, etc.
- ☆ a person selected to regulate and control a professional sport or an association of amateur athletic teams
See commissioner in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kə-mĭshˈə-nər)
noun Abbr. Com. or
Comr.- A member of a commission.
- A person authorized by a commission to perform certain duties.
- A governmental official in charge of a department: a police commissioner.
- Sports An official selected by an athletic association or league to exercise administrative or regulatory powers over it: a baseball commissioner.
Related Forms:
- com·misˈsion·er·shipˌ noun
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