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commissioner
com·mis·sion·er / kəˈmish(ə)nər/ (abbr.: comm.) • n. a person appointed by a commission to perform a specific task: the traffic commissioner. ∎ a person appointed as a member of a government commission: the New York State Health Commissioner. ∎ a person appointed to regulate a particular sport: the baseball commissioner. ∎ a representative of the supreme authority in an area. DERIVATIVES: com·mis·sion·er·ship / -ˌship/ n. |
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"commissioner." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "commissioner." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-commissioner.html "commissioner." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-commissioner.html |
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Commissioner
COMMISSIONERA person charged with the management or direction of a board, a court, or a government agency. A commissioner has the power and responsibility to administer laws or rules that relate to a specific subject matter over which he or she has authority. Generally, he or she is appointed specially, as in the case of a commissioner of court. |
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"Commissioner." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Commissioner." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437700964.html "Commissioner." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437700964.html |
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•Catriona • ironer • questioner
•gardener, hardener, pardoner
•deadener • widener • Londoner
•stiffener • toughener • wagoner
•tobogganer • provisioner • sojourner
•jacana • darkener • reckoner
•weakener
•sickener, thickener
•falconer • Eleanor
•almoner, Brahmana
•commoner • summoner • dampener
•sharpener • tympana • opener
•coroner • fastener • chastener
•christener, listener
•loosener • fashioner • confectioner
•pensioner, tensioner
•probationer, stationer, vacationer
•commissioner, conditioner, exhibitioner, missioner, munitioner, parishioner, partitioner, petitioner, positioner, practitioner, requisitioner
•extortioner • executioner • flattener
•Smetana, threatener
•westerner • easterner
•enlightener, frightener, whitener
•lengthener, strengthener
•marathoner • northerner
•southerner • Taverner • scrivener
•enlivener • governor • Ramayana
•reasoner • poisoner
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"commissioner." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "commissioner." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-commissioner.html "commissioner." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-commissioner.html |
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