Definition of commissary
commissaries
1 : one delegated by a superior to execute a duty or an office
2a : a store for equipment and provisions; especially : a supermarket for military personnelb : food suppliesc : a lunchroom especially in a motion-picture studio
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Examples of commissary in a Sentence
will serve as commissary of religious education for the whole diocese
Recent Examples of commissary from the Web
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The barracks will be built near the base’s main military dining room, Gold Hill Galley, opposite the base commissary and not far from the Lyceum, the base’s first-run, open-air movie theater.
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Originally conceived as another outlet for Jessica Koslow’s splendid jams, Sqirl grew into the neighborhood commissary.
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There is a commissary with plenty of items for sale, including makeup, snacks like Pop-Tarts and chocolate chip cookies, air freshener, cough drops, playing cards and sunglasses, among other items.
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Although Nolan’s mopping sauce was missing one secret ingredient that isn’t stocked in the commissary spice cabinet, the birds looked fine without it.
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André told me the birds are temperature-checked before serving and are finished, if necessary, in a commissary oven until fully cooked.
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He was released in 2011, and the book features meals created by inmates using the few ingredients available at the jail commissary.
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In September 2014, Pendleton worked as a federal materials handler supervisor in the prison commissary and laundry, court documents showed.
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There was Jim Papakirk, who now owns the Empress commissary and is married to Johnson's daughter, Marie.
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Origin and Etymology of commissary
Middle English commissarie, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin commissarius, from Latin commissus, past participle of committere
COMMISSARY Defined for English Language Learners
commissary
playDefinition of commissary for English Language Learners
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: a store that sells food and basic household supplies on a military base or in a prison
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