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

But the commissioner insisted that "NASA will continue to work with Boeing, as we do all of our partners that are undertaking test flights."

From Barron's

Pérez’s bill would establish home hardening and defensible space measures set by the insurance commissioner, though Balber said she expects the Safer from Wildfires program would “inform” the new standards.

From Los Angeles Times

California’s insurance commissioner logged 32 trips to 23 countries and territories, but he consistently failed to disclose who paid for the five-star hotels, premium airline seats and fine dining.

From Los Angeles Times

“I don’t think that’s enough for probable cause for a homicide,” she said in asking Robert J. Totten, the Juvenile Court commissioner, to dismiss the case.

From Los Angeles Times

The EU's sports commissioner Glenn Micallef said he would also skip the opening ceremony.

From Barron's

Related Words

• administrator