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com·mis·sar·i·at \ˌkäməˈserēət sometimes -sa(a)r- or -ēˌat; in sense 3 also -sär- or -sȧr-; usu -d.+V\ noun (-s) Etymology: New Latin commissariatus, from Medieval Latin commissarius + Latin -atus -ate 1. a. : the organized system by which armies and military posts are supplied with food and daily necessaries b. : the body of officers charged with such service 2. : food supplies : one's stock of provisions : commissary 3. [Russian komissariat, from German kommissariat, from New Latin commissariatus] : a government department in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics until 1946 — compare collegium, commissar 2 4. : a board of commissioners : commission |