commissariat
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noun \ˌkä-mə-ˈser-ē-ət, especially for 3 -ˈsär-\Definition of COMMISSARIAT
1
: a system for supplying an army with food
2
: food supplies
3
[Russian komissariat, from German Kommissariat, from New Latin commissariatus] : a government department in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics until 1946
4
: a board of commissioners
See Origin of COMMISSARIAT
New Latin commissariatus, from Medieval Latin commissarius
First Known Use: 1779
Rhymes with COMMISSARIAT
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