commissioner
noun
com·mis·sion·er
kə-ˈmi-sh(ə-)nər 
: a person with a commission: such 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
Examples of commissioner in a Sentence
The baseball commissioner decided to suspend the players for 10 games.
Recent Examples on the Web
But commissioners, at their meeting Wednesday in Long Beach, said that amount may be insufficient.
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024
The staggering energy costs have rocked residents and business owners, who are exasperated by the inability of state leaders and commissioners to ease their financial pain.
—Julie Lynem, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
And the groups want a five-to-10-year commitment, Perez told commissioners.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2024
Although most specific references to the war were taken out of the document in draft stages, one remaining reference to Israel was left in the final version passed by commissioners, a possible oversight.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
Another officer engaged with a 15-year-old male suspect, firing and striking the teen in his shoulder and leg, and recovered a weapon from him, the commissioner said.
—John Miller, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
With Patrick Thibodeau the discourse was centered on nuts and bolts; the Greencastle building commissioner had a keen interest in Doden’s plan for small towns and cities.
—John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Apr. 2024
Galvin was previously a policy adviser for an Arizona Corporation commissioner.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
The sanitation commissioner comes from one of the richest families in the country.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024
The staggering energy costs have rocked residents and business owners, who are exasperated by the inability of state leaders and commissioners to ease their financial pain.
—Julie Lynem, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
And the groups want a five-to-10-year commitment, Perez told commissioners.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2024
Although most specific references to the war were taken out of the document in draft stages, one remaining reference to Israel was left in the final version passed by commissioners, a possible oversight.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
Another officer engaged with a 15-year-old male suspect, firing and striking the teen in his shoulder and leg, and recovered a weapon from him, the commissioner said.
—John Miller, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
With Patrick Thibodeau the discourse was centered on nuts and bolts; the Greencastle building commissioner had a keen interest in Doden’s plan for small towns and cities.
—John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Apr. 2024
Galvin was previously a policy adviser for an Arizona Corporation commissioner.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
The sanitation commissioner comes from one of the richest families in the country.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Commissioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commissioner. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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commissioner
noun
com·mis·sion·er
kə-ˈmish-(ə-)nər
1
: a member of a commission
2
: an official in charge of a government department
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