commissioner
noun
com·mis·sion·er
kə-ˈmi-sh(ə-)nər 
: a person with a commission: such as
a
: a member of a commission
b
: the representative of the governmental authority in a district, province, or other unit often having both judicial and administrative powers
c
: the officer in charge of a department or bureau of the public service
d
: the administrative head of a professional sport
Examples of commissioner in a Sentence
The baseball commissioner decided to suspend the players for 10 games.
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Trump’s ire back then presented a difficult position for commissioner Roger Goodell and league owners, many of whom contributed to Trump’s inauguration campaign.
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 7 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile on Vancouver Island, film commissioner Kathleen Gilbert has seen an increase in requests in the past month.
—Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
Her experience, according to her LinkedIn page, includes being a board member of Bozar, the Centre for Fine Arts’ in Brussels, government commissioner of ConcertGebouw in Bruges, and board member of the MA Festival Bruges.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
The board debated over whether to remove him given his withdrawal from the race, with commissioner Ann S. Jacobs, a Democratic Party appointee on the board, arguing that Kennedy could not withdraw due to state statutes.
—Will McDuffie, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2024
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 7 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile on Vancouver Island, film commissioner Kathleen Gilbert has seen an increase in requests in the past month.
—Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
Her experience, according to her LinkedIn page, includes being a board member of Bozar, the Centre for Fine Arts’ in Brussels, government commissioner of ConcertGebouw in Bruges, and board member of the MA Festival Bruges.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
The board debated over whether to remove him given his withdrawal from the race, with commissioner Ann S. Jacobs, a Democratic Party appointee on the board, arguing that Kennedy could not withdraw due to state statutes.
—Will McDuffie, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Commissioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commissioner. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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commissioner
noun
com·mis·sion·er
kə-ˈmish-(ə-)nər
1
: a member of a commission
2
: an official in charge of a government department
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