county commissioner
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of county commissioner
First recorded in 1680–90
Example Sentences
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He worked some in the public sector, winning a seat as a county commissioner in Omaha in the late 1980s, and he chaired the state ethanol board.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Republican Amanda McKinney, a county commissioner who was endorsed by Trump, and Democrat John Duresky, a retired Air Force major, advanced to the general election.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Higgins, a county commissioner, defeated former city manager Emilio González by roughly 59 percent to 41 percent, according to preliminary results.
From Salon ● Dec. 10, 2025
A dozen years ago, John Mark Dougan, a former deputy sheriff in Palm Beach County, Fla., sent voters an email posing as a county commissioner, urging them to oppose the re-election of the county’s sheriff.
From New York Times ● May 29, 2024
Hardly any-body could tell you the name of a city councilman, or a county commissioner, or the head of the public works department, or the planning department, or the fire department.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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