commissioner
noun
com·mis·sion·er
kə-ˈmi-sh(ə-)nər 
: a person with a commission: such as
a
: a member of a commission
b
: the representative of the governmental authority in a district, province, or other unit often having both judicial and administrative powers
c
: the officer in charge of a department or bureau of the public service
d
: the administrative head of a professional sport
Examples of commissioner in a Sentence
The baseball commissioner decided to suspend the players for 10 games.
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To somehow keep a lid on things, Starmer has chosen Peter Mandelson, a longtime ally of Blair and a former E.U. trade commissioner, as Britain’s new Ambassador to Washington.
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Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Halper, a former parks commissioner, told me he had been concerned about fire danger due to thick brush in the area.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
During his tenure, the former Connecticut education commissioner touted helping President Joe Biden safely reopen K-12 schools for in-person learning after monthslong closures.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2025
The commissioners are also expected to further discuss expanding the field to 14 teams in 2026, when the Big Ten and SEC take control of the power to shape the tournament and take a majority of the annual payouts.
—Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Halper, a former parks commissioner, told me he had been concerned about fire danger due to thick brush in the area.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
During his tenure, the former Connecticut education commissioner touted helping President Joe Biden safely reopen K-12 schools for in-person learning after monthslong closures.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2025
The commissioners are also expected to further discuss expanding the field to 14 teams in 2026, when the Big Ten and SEC take control of the power to shape the tournament and take a majority of the annual payouts.
—Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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commissioner
noun
com·mis·sion·er
kə-ˈmish-(ə-)nər
1
: a member of a commission
2
: an official in charge of a government department
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