commissariat

com·mis·sar·i·at

C0510500 (kŏm′ĭ-sâr′ē-ĭt)n.1. A department of an army in charge of providing food and other supplies for the troops.2. A food supply.3. A major government department in the Soviet Union until 1946.

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[French, from Medieval Latin commissārius, agent; see commissary. Sense 3, from Russian komissariat, from French commissariat.]

commissariat

(ˌkɒmɪˈsɛərɪət) n1. (Historical Terms) (in the former Soviet Union) a government department before 1946. Now called: ministry 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a. a military department in charge of food supplies, equipment, etcb. the offices of such a department3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) food supplies[C17: from New Latin commissāriātus, from Medieval Latin commissārius commissary]

com•mis•sar•i•at

(ˌkɒm əˈsɛər i ət)

n. 1. a major governmental division in the U.S.S.R.: called ministry after 1946. 2. the organized method by which food, equipment, etc., is delivered to armies. 3. the department of an army charged with supplying provisions. [1600–10; < New Latin commissāriātus= Medieval Latin commissāri(us) commissary + -ātus -ate³; (definition 1) < Russian komissariát « New Latin, as above]

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commissariat - a stock or supply of foods provisions, viands, victuals, provenderfood, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissuefood cache - food in a secure or hidden storage placelarder - a supply of food especially for a household

Translations

commissariatointendenzaministeroкомиссариаткомиссариатский