commissioner
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com·mis·sion·er

noun \kə-ˈmi-sh(ə-)nər\

Definition of COMMISSIONER

: a person with a commission: as
a : a member of a commission
b : the representative of the governmental authority in a district, province, or other unit often having both judicial and administrative powers
c : the officer in charge of a department or bureau of the public service
d : the administrative head of a professional sport
com·mis·sion·er·ship \-ˌship\ noun

Examples of COMMISSIONER

  1. The baseball commissioner decided to suspend the players for 10 games.

First Known Use of COMMISSIONER

15th century

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