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   commissary

   /ˈkɒmɪs(ə)ri/

   noun

   • 1. a deputy or delegate.
   • ▪ a representative or deputy of a bishop.
   • 2. a restaurant or food store in a military base, prison, or other institution. North American

   Word Origin late Middle English: from medieval Latin commissarius ‘person in charge’, from Latin commiss- ‘joined, entrusted’, from the verb committere (see commit).

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   • 1. commissarial adjective

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   What is a commissar?

   • , plural com·mis·sar·ies. a store that sells food and supplies to the personnel or workers in a military post, mining camp, lumber camp, or the like. a dining room or cafeteria, especially one in a motion-picture studio. a person to whom some responsibility or role is delegated by a superior power; a deputy.

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   What is the meaning of Kommissar?

   • An official of the Communist Party in charge of political indoctrination and the enforcement of party loyalty is called a Kommissar. [Russian komissar, from German Kommissar, deputy]. The term was also used for the head of a commissariat in the Soviet Union until 1946. A person who tries to control public opinion is also referred to as a Kommissar.

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   Do soldiers shop in a commissary?

   • On military bases, soldiers and their families shop in a commissary. The original commissaries were the military ones, from an earlier meaning of the word, "military official in charge of food supplies and transport." Today, many workplaces have commissaries where employees can buy prepared food, provisions, and sometimes equipment.

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   What is the origin of the word Commissar?

   • [Commissar comes from the Russian word komissar, which in turn originates from the German Kommissar, meaning deputy. The term has its roots in the Medieval Latin commissārius, meaning agent.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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   What is a Communist commissar?

   • A Communist commissar is an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit. Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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   What powers does a commissary have?

   • As supervisory offices the document specified government agencies or commissaries to be granted the authority to inspect all fields and order the destruction of infested fields. Since the bishop's own authority was far from clearly defined, it was impossible to specify more exactly the powers of the commissary.

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   commissary. noun. com· mis· sary ˈkä-mə-ˌser-ē. -ˌse-rē. plural commissaries. Synonyms of commissary. 1. : one delegated by a superior to execute a duty or an office. 2. a. : a store for equipment and provisions. especially : a supermarket for military personnel. b. : food supplies. c. : a lunchroom especially in a movie studio. commissarial.

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   Commissary can mean a government official or a shop that supplies food and goods, especially to people in the army or in prison. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, and its usage in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   Commissary definition: a store that sells food and supplies to the personnel or workers in a military post, mining camp, lumber camp, or the like.. See examples of COMMISSARY used in a sentence.

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   Commissary can mean a government official or a store that supplies food and goods, especially to people in the army or in prison. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation and usage with examples from literature and sources on the web.

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   A commissary is a shop that provides food and equipment in a place such as a military camp or a prison. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and examples of commissary in different contexts.

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   A commissary is a store that sells food or equipment, especially to military personnel or in a film studio. It can also be a person who is given a special duty or a deputy by a higher authority.

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   A commissary is a food and supply store for employees. On military bases, soldiers and their families shop in a commissary.