Thesaurus results for COMMISSIONER

commissioner

noun

Definition of commissioner

as in superintendent

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Recent Examples of commissioner All border security construction work in Big Bend National Park is being temporarily suspended, Rodney Scott, commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection, announced Monday. — Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, the police commissioner, first appointed by Adams, Jessica Tisch, who shares the former mayor’s values and views, operates as head coach calling all the plays. — Robert Gangi, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026 Rex Frazier, a former deputy commissioner at the California Department of Insurance, said that in the situation that the insurers find themselves, the state regulator will be looking at a company’s capital sufficiency. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026 Nancy eventually ran again, won and became a Coral Springs commissioner. — Beau Simon, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for commissioner

Recent Examples of Synonyms for commissioner

Noun

So the state’s second-largest school district set out to do it on its own, said Lucas Clamp, deputy superintendent of the 50,000-student Charleston County School District.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
Steve Li, chief superintendent of the police’s national security department, said the case would help with future law enforcement.

— Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of superintendent

Noun

The orchestra and management have had strained relations since BSO decided in March to force out music director Andris Nelsons next summer after 13 seasons.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
The story of modern Tottenham has been the story of near-constant resets, relaunches, rethinks, restructures, reboots, reviews and even returns, in the case of Fabio Paratici’s three months back as a co-sporting director last season.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of director

Noun

She was succeeded by Peevy, who previously worked as an athletics administrator at Kentucky and a media relations director for the Southeastern Conference.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
The bets were small, committed to memory to avoid scrutiny from teachers and administrators, with pots of around $20 settled at the end of the week.

— Ben Paviour August 17, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of administrator

Noun

Former Rolling Stone writer and longtime Bruce Springsteen manager Jon Landau paid tribute to his longtime friend and colleague Dave Marsh following his death at 76.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
The Noise Pereira, a former client relationship manager, knows the value of exposure to success.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of manager

Noun

Organized crime operations from several cities, including Chicago, New York and Detroit, had established control of casinos up and down the Vegas Strip and devised schemes to skim percentages of the cash under the noses of state regulators.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
This was well after her troubles with state health regulators had been documented.

— Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of regulator

Noun

Trump will serve as chairman of the board indefinitely, according to the charter, possibly holding the post beyond his second term as president.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
The chairman of the Armed Services Committees in both the House and the Senate, for example, the chairman of the Intelligence Committees.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026