commissioner

American  

[kuh-mish-uh-ner] / kəˈmɪʃ ə nər /

noun

1. a person commissioned to act officially; member of a commission.

2. a government official or representative in charge of a department or district.

   the police commissioner; the commissioner of a colony.

3. an official chosen by an athletic association to exercise broad administrative or judicial authority.

   the baseball commissioner.

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commissioner British  

/ kəˈmɪʃənə /

noun

1. a person authorized to perform certain tasks or endowed with certain powers

2. government

   1. any of several types of civil servant

   2. an ombudsman See also Health Service Commissioner Parliamentary Commissioner

3. a member of a commission

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Other Word Forms

• commissionership noun
• subcommissioner noun
• subcommissionership noun

Etymology

Origin of commissioner

1400–50; late Middle English < Anglo-French. See commission, -er ²

Example Sentences

The peer, a former commissioner of the London Fire Brigade, said there was a "really good safety case" for moving everyone out of the building during works, whatever form they take.

From BBC

The former adviser to John Major said "any errors that I did make were honest," and he "wholly rejected" the findings of the commissioner.

From BBC

“To say this is just business as usual isn’t true,” said former acting FDA commissioner Janet Woodcock.

From The Wall Street Journal

Taylor is a former adviser to Welsh Labour politicians and ran as the party's candidate to become North Wales police and crime commissioner.

From BBC

The man behind the spectacle is Bud Selig, the former MLB commissioner who wanted to showcase and expand the game’s international footprint.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• administrator