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
commissionership
kə-ˈmi-sh(ə-)nər-ˌship
noun 
Example Sentences
The baseball commissioner decided to suspend the players for 10 games.
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Lila Maclellan, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2022 Yormark was named the fifth commissioner of the Big 12 in June, replacing the outgoing Bowlsby who nearly a year ago (Sept. 10, 2021) extended an invitation to Cincinnati to join the conference. Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2022 Patrick Keliher, commissioner of Maine’s Department of Marine Resources, declined to comment on the ruling. Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 The southern city has witnessed its second-wettest rainy season of the past 50 years, according to Tushar Giri Nath, chief commissioner of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, the municipal corporation for the city. Tripti Lahiri, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 Other statewide races that will be decided in November are for lieutenant governor, secretary of state, treasurer, attorney general, insurance commissioner and superintendent of public instruction. Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2022 Rhonda Blackmore, the assistant commissioner of the Saskatchewan RCMP, said some appeared to have been targeted and others were attacked at random. Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022 Rhonda Blackmore, assistant commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Saskatchewan, said some of the victims appear to have been targeted by suspects, while others may have been attacked at random. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2022 The diversity in companies has helped the Minnesota economy weather the pandemic, including the 2020 shutdowns, far better than other states, said Steve Grove, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. Lauren Kaori Gurley, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, "person empowered to carry out defined duties," borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin commissiōnārius, from commissiōn-, commissiō commission entry 1 + Latin -ārius -ary entry 1
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing commissioner
Kids Definition
commissioner
noun
com·mis·sion·er kə-ˈmi-shə-nər
-ˈmish-nər
1
: a member of a commission
2
: an official who is the head of a government department
Legal Definition
commissioner
noun
com·mis·sion·er
: a person with a commission: as
a
: a member of a commission
b
often capitalized : the officer in charge of a government agency
a police commissioner
commissioners
noun
as in supervisors
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- supervisors
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- managers
- administrators
- directors
- executives
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- officials
- bureaucrats
- officers
- chairmen
- officeholders
- chairs
- heads
- functionaries
- public servants
- underlings
- minions
- flunkies
- flunkeys