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commissar

com·mis·sar

UK/ˌkɒmɪˈsɑː/ US/ˈkɑ.məˌsɑɹ/ uncommon

noun

1.

an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit

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Origin

Borrowed from Russian комисса́р (komissár), from German Kommissar (“commissioner”), from Latin commissarius, from commissus, past participle of committō (“to commit, entrust to”). Doublet of commissary.

Phrases

  • political commissar

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