commissariat — meaning in English
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English meaning
- precinct noun A defined area or district, often one with a specific administrative or official purpose.
Senses
commissariat is used for these senses in English:
- commissariat (historical) A department of the government of the Soviet Union in the early period of its existence.
- precinct (US, law enforcement) A subdivision of a city under the jurisdiction of a specific group of police; the police station situated in that district.
precinct — full definition
- noun A defined area or district, often one with a specific administrative or official purpose.
- noun (US) A local police station, or the district it covers.