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Recent Examples of commissioner
The president has the authority to designate one of these commissioners as the chair, acting as the chief executive officer of the agency.
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Katy Huff, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
Gifford, who served as the DSS commissioner from mid-2019 to late 2022, on Friday declined to comment about the federal criminal investigation or the allegations in the indictment.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025
Homan, speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, blasted Boston police commissioner Michael Cox for doubling down on the police department's policy to not cooperate with civil detainer requests that don't involve criminal charges.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
Last week, the state corrections commissioner suspended enforcement of parts of a state law that places limits on solitary confinement — a move the Prisoners’ Rights Project calls unlawful and dangerous to inmates.
—Jay Root, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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Katy Huff, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
Gifford, who served as the DSS commissioner from mid-2019 to late 2022, on Friday declined to comment about the federal criminal investigation or the allegations in the indictment.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025
Homan, speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, blasted Boston police commissioner Michael Cox for doubling down on the police department's policy to not cooperate with civil detainer requests that don't involve criminal charges.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
Last week, the state corrections commissioner suspended enforcement of parts of a state law that places limits on solitary confinement — a move the Prisoners’ Rights Project calls unlawful and dangerous to inmates.
—Jay Root, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commissioner
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Long Beach’s towing and lien sales superintendent, Robert Givens, said the city averages about 200 auction sales each month.—
CalMatters,
The Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2025
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The same day the Miami Herald and The Tributary published its investigation into the Miami-Dade school district’s school bus safety program, superintendent Jose Dotres issued a memo addressing criticism of the program.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
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Ilya Shapiro, a senior fellow and director of constitutional studies at the Manhattan Institute, a conservative think tank, is also a staunch free speech proponent.—
Tovia Smith,
NPR,
3 Mar. 2025
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The montage moved a little fast, maybe, with mini-clips for actors but not writers or directors; perhaps Robert Towne deserved a few lines of dialogue.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2025
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Former regional administrator Aglipay also said that the relocation of the Chicago regional office should not affect the ability of field staff to serve small-business owners.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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The White House says a former health care executive named Amy Gleason is the department’s acting administrator.—
Jess Bidgood,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2025
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This irks their brothers Ness (Scott MacArthur,), the team's general manager, and Sandy (Drew Tarver), its chief financial officer.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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However, earlier this week, Browns general manager Andrew Berry insisted the team is not interested in trading the star defensive end.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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On Tuesday, the head of the EU’s executive unveiled a plan to enable governments to borrow more to increase their defense spending, as well as military support for Kyiv.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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The series is written, executive produced and co-showrun by Hunter, who also directs, and Carr.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2025
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Prior to principal photography, Anderson spent more than a year working with his VFX supervisor Dennis Berardi to develop the full look and scope of the Lost Lands.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
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Whether the next sheriff will be appointed or elected remains unclear, as supervisors did not take questions during their public statement on Wednesday.—
Ryan Macasero,
The Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2025
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The bank was still fined $136 million by regulators last year for not making enough progress on the improvements.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2025
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California’s leading air quality regulator will soon vote on whether to ban the sale of new diesel big rigs by 2036 and switch all trucks in the state to zero-emission by 2042, unprecedented rules that would transform California’s trucking industry.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
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Johnson, an ultra-ambitious Texas Democrat but a junior House member of the House Naval Affairs Committee (which became the House Armed Services Committee after World War II), correctly surmised the panel’s imperious chairman, Georgia Democrat Carl Vinson, wasn’t going anywhere.—
David Mark,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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Friedrich Merz, the likely next chancellor of Germany, and summit chairman Antonio Costa discussed ways to fortify Europe's defenses on a short deadline.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Commissioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commissioner. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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