Thesaurus results for COMMISSARY

commissary

noun

ˈkä-mə-ˌser-ē

Definition of commissary

as in deputy

a person who acts or does business for another will serve as commissary of religious education for the whole diocese

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Recent Examples of commissary In 2010, Lucas formally proposed a museum on the former commissary site at San Francisco’s Crissy Field, but the Presidio Trust opened the location to competing proposals and ultimately rejected all three finalists. — Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 The trustee overseeing that trust has authorized limited payments to fund previous legal bills and Reiner’s jail commissary account, but has held off on allowing a more sizable outlay. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026 Together, these two men stood under the awning of Li Shan’s commissary and watched Noe’s boys shovel their catch from the hold of the lugger into baskets on the wharf. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026 This is the only way many people can buy essential food and hygiene products from the commissary — yet another way CoreCivic profits. — Brady Tillett, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for commissary

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Thurman said Life Time has a contract with Freeman Health System for emergency medical services and is set to pay overtime for McDonald County Sheriff's Office deputies working to keep the race safe.

— Glory Reitz, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
One deputy was caught directly under branches and the tree's trunk, but was spared in part by the SUV obstructing the fall.

— Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of deputy

Noun

More delegates from Latin America, the Arab world and Africa could lift the number of countries represented past 60, and possibly above 70.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Authorities estimate hundreds of thousands of protesters, including students, teachers and delegates from trade unions, took to the streets on Tuesday as protests sweep the country.

— Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of delegate

Noun

Dori Media, which produces film and TV out of Tel Aviv, Zurich and Buenos Aires, was approached by representatives for Sphereorigin about working together on a film.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Attempts to reach representatives for Jackson were unsuccessful Wednesday.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of representative

Noun

The coupling of violence with law and order is ever present in the agent’s recollections, but tonally, the show feels light.

— Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
Its membership spans producers, executive producers, distributors, sales agents, technical and post-production firms and dubbing houses.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of agent

Noun

Twenty-seven states have passed laws ensuring that defendants in consumer debt cases have the right to an attorney once jail time becomes a possibility, Jones said.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
Kolodin, an attorney who had lost a GOP primary for the state Senate that summer, was seen as something of a gadfly by some in the state GOP and hardly seen at all by others.

— Laura Meckler, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of attorney

Noun

Members of the Watch Group, along with other influential artists, recommended that Roh appoint Lee as minister of culture.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Mohamed Susi, a resident of the Muslim-majority neighborhood of El Principe, watched as hundreds of migrant boys gathered at a church next to his house one day in early October to await the arrival of a visiting minister.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

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