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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

  1. noun A defined area or district, often one with a specific administrative or official purpose.
  2. noun (US) A local police station, or the district it covers.

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