Meaning of commissioner in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /kəˈmɪʃ(ə)nər/

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  1. Noun

    commissioner

    Etymology

    late Middle English: from medieval Latin commissionarius, from Latin commissio (see commission)

    Definitions

    1. a government administrator

    Derived terms

  2. 2. a member of a commission

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  • « As a planning board commissioner, I have to review the applications for development throughout the city, and the bulk of those applications have been for the waterfront. I think the progress the waterfront has made is amazing. »
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