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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County commissioners voted 5-2 Tuesday to partner with a national nonprofit that intends to buy the debt for pennies on the dollar and then forgive those who owe it.
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Lauren Brensel, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
Angus Mitchell, chief commissioner of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), said investigators believe the helicopter took off from the general aviation hangar at Cairns Airport, about 5 kilometers (3 miles) from the hotel.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024
Yes, but: The Town of Matthews will consider a resolution Monday to oppose the transit sales tax, according to the commissioners' agenda.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 9 Aug. 2024
Mark McClellan, a former FDA commissioner and current director of the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy at Duke University, said cutting off foreign sources of products and ingredients can create shortages if done before building up production capacity elsewhere.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 8 Aug. 2024
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Lauren Brensel, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
Angus Mitchell, chief commissioner of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), said investigators believe the helicopter took off from the general aviation hangar at Cairns Airport, about 5 kilometers (3 miles) from the hotel.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024
Yes, but: The Town of Matthews will consider a resolution Monday to oppose the transit sales tax, according to the commissioners' agenda.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 9 Aug. 2024
Mark McClellan, a former FDA commissioner and current director of the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy at Duke University, said cutting off foreign sources of products and ingredients can create shortages if done before building up production capacity elsewhere.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 8 Aug. 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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