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комисса́р — meaning in English

komissar

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English meaning

  • commissar noun A Communist Party official, especially one assigned to a military unit to oversee political loyalty and ideology.
  • commissioner noun A member of a commission, or an official put in charge of a government department or agency.

Senses

комисса́р is used for these senses in English:

  • commissar (historical, early, _, Soviet Union) The head of a commissariat.
  • commissioner Someone commissioned to perform certain duties.
  • political commissar (communism, military) A supervisory political officer responsible for ideological education and organization.

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