commissary
noun
com·mis·sary
ˈkä-mə-ˌser-ē 
-ˌse-rē
plural commissaries
1
: one delegated by a superior to execute a duty or an office
2
a
: a store for equipment and provisions
especially
: a supermarket for military personnel
b
: food supplies
c
: a lunchroom especially in a movie studio
Examples of commissary in a Sentence
will serve as commissary of religious education for the whole diocese
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Their lunches include a main course and dessert, which arrive to the schools already prepared after being cooked in a commissary kitchen that the nonprofit shares with the India Heritage Foundation.
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Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
Chinese grocers in the Delta sold to Black residents, whom white merchants did not want to serve and who, in the immediate afterlife of slavery (when Black people had to rely on plantation commissaries), had not amassed enough capital to purchase or open stores themselves.
—Erika Hayasaki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
The Vatican has its own post office, commissary, bank, railway station, electrical plant, television center, publishing house, internet domain (.va), radio station and newspaper, according to the U.S. Department of State.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
There’s no refrigerator, no knives, no staples other than a few spices from commissary.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 3 June 2025
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Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
Chinese grocers in the Delta sold to Black residents, whom white merchants did not want to serve and who, in the immediate afterlife of slavery (when Black people had to rely on plantation commissaries), had not amassed enough capital to purchase or open stores themselves.
—Erika Hayasaki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
The Vatican has its own post office, commissary, bank, railway station, electrical plant, television center, publishing house, internet domain (.va), radio station and newspaper, according to the U.S. Department of State.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
There’s no refrigerator, no knives, no staples other than a few spices from commissary.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 3 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for commissary
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“Commissary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commissary. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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commissary
noun
com·mis·sary
ˈkäm-ə-ˌser-ē
plural commissaries
1
: a person to whom a duty or office is entrusted by someone of higher rank
2
: a store that provides supplies (as food) especially to members of the military and their families
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