Definition of commish
plural commishes
US, informal
: commissioner
- the police commish
- People who can't make the march are encouraged to fax art to HPD [Department of Housing Preservation and Development] commish Deborah Wright …
- —Esther Kaplan, The Village Voice, 24 May 1994
- Just as the controversy got interesting, the commish jetted to L.A. for an emergency player meeting and brokered a quick resolution.
- —Geoff Shackelford, Golf World, 26 Apr. 2010
