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commissionership

Variant of commissioner

commissioner definition

com·mis·sioner (kə mis̸h′ə nər)

noun

  1. a person authorized to do certain things by a commission or warrant
  2. a member of a commission (sense )
  3. an official in charge of a certain government bureau, commission, departmental office, etc.
  4. an official appointed to administer a territory, province, etc.
  5. ☆ a person selected to regulate and control a professional sport or an association of amateur athletic teams

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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