commissioner
noun
a person commissioned to act officially; member of a commission.
commissioners
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pluralof commissioner.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A majority of the commissioners, including me, were appointed by December 2023 and got to work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Trusty was one of two commissioners who voted last year to approve Paramount’s merger with another media company, Skydance.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
The four former commissioners have signed a joint letter arguing that the gondola proposal “would enable a private development to permanently and irreparably shrink, degrade, and destroy the integrity of a state park.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Police and crime commissioners will be abolished as part of plans to devolve powers to Norfolk and Suffolk and create a mayorship covering the two counties.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The two commissioners and the mayordomo shrugged, remaining self-consciously silent.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
