commissar

com·mis·sar

noun \ˈkä-mə-ˌsär\

Definition of COMMISSAR

1

a : a Communist party official assigned to a military unit to teach party principles and policies and to ensure party loyalty

b : one that attempts to control public opinion or its expression

2

: the head of a government department in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics until 1946

— com·mis·sar·i·al \ˌkä-mə-ˈsär-ē-əl, -ˈser-\ adjective

Origin of COMMISSAR

Russian komissar, from German Kommissar, from Medieval Latin commissarius

First Known Use: 1918

Rhymes with COMMISSAR

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