Definition of commissary in English:

commissary

nounPlural commissaries ˈkɒmɪs(ə)riˈkɑməˌsɛri

1A deputy or delegate.
Example sentencesExamples
- The commissary, a commissioned officer, handled food procurement and, like the quartermaster, on many questions answered directly to his superiors in the national capital rather than to the army commander.
- For instance, we are trying to teach French to the new European commissaries.
- Due to either lack of course knowledge or obstinacy, the commissaries maintained the original lap count and sent the riders off to suffer for six laps and what would become a 3-hour death march.
- Clive conquered and organized Bengal for the East India Company He first went to Madras as a clerk in 1743 and by 1749 had won the lucrative appointment of military commissary.
- It must first ask the board of commissaries, in this case the House of Representatives.
1. 1.1 A representative or deputy of a bishop.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Under the supervision of the Bishop of London, commissaries were appointed in many colonies to provide supervision and support of church life.
  When he called upon James, the bishop's commissary in Williamsburg, the latter expressed doubts about recommending him, his ostensible reason being that his knowledge of Greek was inadequate.
  The following letter has been received by the Bishop's Commissary
  Both Askham and Crokford were cited to appear before the bishop's commissary for inquiry and judgement.
  The assurance of salvation by letters of pardon is vain, even though the commissary, nay, even though the pope himself, were to stake his soul upon it.
  Synonyms
  representative, envoy, emissary, commissioner, agent, deputy
2North American A restaurant or food store in a military base, prison, or other institution.
Example sentencesExamples
- A boarding house/hotel and commissary was also on the property.
- We didn't eat in the commissary.
- Current services include a child care center, recreation center, community club, fitness center, Army community services, skeet club, commissary and post office.
- Among buildings in full bloom are the new base exchange, fitness center, commissary, a school consolidating kindergarten through high school in one main area, collocated club and four modern dormitories.
- I used to go to the commissary with him and sit next to people that were dressed like Indian chiefs and cowboys and monsters.
- The restaurants paid the commissary a price for supplies that left their food costs at 28% to 29% of revenues.
- He never told the commissary to make tapioca pudding no matter how often I asked.
- I am on my way to the commissary for coffee and you haven't eaten in days.
- Although it was six miles from Keflavik, the site had its own base exchange, commissary, gym, theater and club.
- The day the cast filmed their last episode, I saw them in the commissary.
- Most importantly, this site is not for complaining about the price of steak in the commissary.
- Still, at virtually every movie premiere, in studio commissaries, over lunch at The Grill and at other show-business hang-outs, the investigation, and who is being called before the grand jury, have become the major topic of discussion.
- He wouldn't need food or cooking utensils; the Club's commissary supplied that.
- She works the 5 to 6 o'clock shift (AM to PM that is) and is on hand everyday in the commissary and restaurants.
- Lunchtime at the studio was fun because everyone would eat at the commissary in costume.
- One early focus was the company's commissary, which imported olive oil, cheese, and other ingredients from Italy and then made sauces, salad dressings, and pastas by hand.
- I told Nicole we'd go down to the commissary and get her something to eat.
- Take advantage of such military benefits as the commissary, Post Exchange, thrift shop, tuition assistance, health care, recreation centers and movie theaters.

Derivatives

commissarial

adjective kɒmɪˈsɛːrɪəlˌkɑməˈsɛriəl

When I learned of the event it was through the governor, whom I had appointed, who reported having relieved the captain from command of commissarial office.
Example sentencesExamples
- In 1944, by a decree of the Ministry of the Industry and of the Commerce of that time, the Institute was placed under a commissarial administration.
- He is a professor and the former commissarial director of the Institute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry.
- The editorial office hires the following international professors as our commissarial editors by the ratification of our university.
- His early writings distinguish between commissarial and sovereign dictatorship: the first is grounded in the existing legal order and is designed to preserve the constitutional norm; the second destroys it.

Origin

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin commissarius 'person in charge', from Latin commiss- 'joined, entrusted', from the verb committere (see commit).

Rhymes

promissory

Definition of commissary in US English:

commissary

nounˈkɑməˌsɛriˈkäməˌserē

1North American A restaurant in a movie studio, military base, prison, or other institution.
Example sentencesExamples
- Although it was six miles from Keflavik, the site had its own base exchange, commissary, gym, theater and club.
- He wouldn't need food or cooking utensils; the Club's commissary supplied that.
- We didn't eat in the commissary.
- Most importantly, this site is not for complaining about the price of steak in the commissary.
- The day the cast filmed their last episode, I saw them in the commissary.
- She works the 5 to 6 o'clock shift (AM to PM that is) and is on hand everyday in the commissary and restaurants.
- Lunchtime at the studio was fun because everyone would eat at the commissary in costume.
- A boarding house/hotel and commissary was also on the property.
- One early focus was the company's commissary, which imported olive oil, cheese, and other ingredients from Italy and then made sauces, salad dressings, and pastas by hand.
- Current services include a child care center, recreation center, community club, fitness center, Army community services, skeet club, commissary and post office.
- He never told the commissary to make tapioca pudding no matter how often I asked.
- I used to go to the commissary with him and sit next to people that were dressed like Indian chiefs and cowboys and monsters.
- Among buildings in full bloom are the new base exchange, fitness center, commissary, a school consolidating kindergarten through high school in one main area, collocated club and four modern dormitories.
- I told Nicole we'd go down to the commissary and get her something to eat.
- I am on my way to the commissary for coffee and you haven't eaten in days.
- Still, at virtually every movie premiere, in studio commissaries, over lunch at The Grill and at other show-business hang-outs, the investigation, and who is being called before the grand jury, have become the major topic of discussion.
- Take advantage of such military benefits as the commissary, Post Exchange, thrift shop, tuition assistance, health care, recreation centers and movie theaters.
- The restaurants paid the commissary a price for supplies that left their food costs at 28% to 29% of revenues.
2A deputy or delegate.
Example sentencesExamples
- It must first ask the board of commissaries, in this case the House of Representatives.
- Clive conquered and organized Bengal for the East India Company He first went to Madras as a clerk in 1743 and by 1749 had won the lucrative appointment of military commissary.
- The commissary, a commissioned officer, handled food procurement and, like the quartermaster, on many questions answered directly to his superiors in the national capital rather than to the army commander.
- For instance, we are trying to teach French to the new European commissaries.
- Due to either lack of course knowledge or obstinacy, the commissaries maintained the original lap count and sent the riders off to suffer for six laps and what would become a 3-hour death march.

Origin

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin commissarius ‘person in charge’, from Latin commiss- ‘joined, entrusted’, from the verb committere (see commit).

单词	commissary
释义	Definition of commissary in English: commissary nounPlural commissaries ˈkɒmɪs(ə)riˈkɑməˌsɛri 1A deputy or delegate. Example sentencesExamples The commissary, a commissioned officer, handled food procurement and, like the quartermaster, on many questions answered directly to his superiors in the national capital rather than to the army commander. For instance, we are trying to teach French to the new European commissaries. Due to either lack of course knowledge or obstinacy, the commissaries maintained the original lap count and sent the riders off to suffer for six laps and what would become a 3-hour death march. Clive conquered and organized Bengal for the East India Company He first went to Madras as a clerk in 1743 and by 1749 had won the lucrative appointment of military commissary. It must first ask the board of commissaries, in this case the House of Representatives. 1.1 A representative or deputy of a bishop. Example sentencesExamples Under the supervision of the Bishop of London, commissaries were appointed in many colonies to provide supervision and support of church life. When he called upon James, the bishop's commissary in Williamsburg, the latter expressed doubts about recommending him, his ostensible reason being that his knowledge of Greek was inadequate. The following letter has been received by the Bishop's Commissary Both Askham and Crokford were cited to appear before the bishop's commissary for inquiry and judgement. The assurance of salvation by letters of pardon is vain, even though the commissary, nay, even though the pope himself, were to stake his soul upon it. Synonyms representative, envoy, emissary, commissioner, agent, deputy 2North American A restaurant or food store in a military base, prison, or other institution. Example sentencesExamples A boarding house/hotel and commissary was also on the property. We didn't eat in the commissary. Current services include a child care center, recreation center, community club, fitness center, Army community services, skeet club, commissary and post office. Among buildings in full bloom are the new base exchange, fitness center, commissary, a school consolidating kindergarten through high school in one main area, collocated club and four modern dormitories. I used to go to the commissary with him and sit next to people that were dressed like Indian chiefs and cowboys and monsters. The restaurants paid the commissary a price for supplies that left their food costs at 28% to 29% of revenues. He never told the commissary to make tapioca pudding no matter how often I asked. I am on my way to the commissary for coffee and you haven't eaten in days. Although it was six miles from Keflavik, the site had its own base exchange, commissary, gym, theater and club. The day the cast filmed their last episode, I saw them in the commissary. Most importantly, this site is not for complaining about the price of steak in the commissary. Still, at virtually every movie premiere, in studio commissaries, over lunch at The Grill and at other show-business hang-outs, the investigation, and who is being called before the grand jury, have become the major topic of discussion. He wouldn't need food or cooking utensils; the Club's commissary supplied that. She works the 5 to 6 o'clock shift (AM to PM that is) and is on hand everyday in the commissary and restaurants. Lunchtime at the studio was fun because everyone would eat at the commissary in costume. One early focus was the company's commissary, which imported olive oil, cheese, and other ingredients from Italy and then made sauces, salad dressings, and pastas by hand. I told Nicole we'd go down to the commissary and get her something to eat. Take advantage of such military benefits as the commissary, Post Exchange, thrift shop, tuition assistance, health care, recreation centers and movie theaters. Derivatives commissarial adjective kɒmɪˈsɛːrɪəlˌkɑməˈsɛriəl When I learned of the event it was through the governor, whom I had appointed, who reported having relieved the captain from command of commissarial office. Example sentencesExamples In 1944, by a decree of the Ministry of the Industry and of the Commerce of that time, the Institute was placed under a commissarial administration. He is a professor and the former commissarial director of the Institute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry. The editorial office hires the following international professors as our commissarial editors by the ratification of our university. His early writings distinguish between commissarial and sovereign dictatorship: the first is grounded in the existing legal order and is designed to preserve the constitutional norm; the second destroys it. Origin Late Middle English: from medieval Latin commissarius 'person in charge', from Latin commiss- 'joined, entrusted', from the verb committere (see commit). Rhymes promissory Definition of commissary in US English: commissary nounˈkɑməˌsɛriˈkäməˌserē 1North American A restaurant in a movie studio, military base, prison, or other institution. Example sentencesExamples Although it was six miles from Keflavik, the site had its own base exchange, commissary, gym, theater and club. He wouldn't need food or cooking utensils; the Club's commissary supplied that. We didn't eat in the commissary. Most importantly, this site is not for complaining about the price of steak in the commissary. The day the cast filmed their last episode, I saw them in the commissary. She works the 5 to 6 o'clock shift (AM to PM that is) and is on hand everyday in the commissary and restaurants. Lunchtime at the studio was fun because everyone would eat at the commissary in costume. A boarding house/hotel and commissary was also on the property. One early focus was the company's commissary, which imported olive oil, cheese, and other ingredients from Italy and then made sauces, salad dressings, and pastas by hand. Current services include a child care center, recreation center, community club, fitness center, Army community services, skeet club, commissary and post office. He never told the commissary to make tapioca pudding no matter how often I asked. I used to go to the commissary with him and sit next to people that were dressed like Indian chiefs and cowboys and monsters. Among buildings in full bloom are the new base exchange, fitness center, commissary, a school consolidating kindergarten through high school in one main area, collocated club and four modern dormitories. I told Nicole we'd go down to the commissary and get her something to eat. I am on my way to the commissary for coffee and you haven't eaten in days. Still, at virtually every movie premiere, in studio commissaries, over lunch at The Grill and at other show-business hang-outs, the investigation, and who is being called before the grand jury, have become the major topic of discussion. Take advantage of such military benefits as the commissary, Post Exchange, thrift shop, tuition assistance, health care, recreation centers and movie theaters. The restaurants paid the commissary a price for supplies that left their food costs at 28% to 29% of revenues. 2A deputy or delegate. Example sentencesExamples It must first ask the board of commissaries, in this case the House of Representatives. Clive conquered and organized Bengal for the East India Company He first went to Madras as a clerk in 1743 and by 1749 had won the lucrative appointment of military commissary. The commissary, a commissioned officer, handled food procurement and, like the quartermaster, on many questions answered directly to his superiors in the national capital rather than to the army commander. For instance, we are trying to teach French to the new European commissaries. Due to either lack of course knowledge or obstinacy, the commissaries maintained the original lap count and sent the riders off to suffer for six laps and what would become a 3-hour death march. Origin Late Middle English: from medieval Latin commissarius ‘person in charge’, from Latin commiss- ‘joined, entrusted’, from the verb committere (see commit).
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