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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None of the commissioners has responded to requests from The Center Square for comment about the situation in recent weeks.
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Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2025
The commissioners demanded an explanation and called on the department to comply with the regulations outlined in the wolf reintroduction plan.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
But in 1983 Richard Ravitch, then the commissioner of the MTA, began to envision a different fare payment system.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
The New York Post also reported on the conditions inside the facility, alleging that county commissioners have claimed cells have feces on walls, urine on floors and that the concrete walls are covered in graffiti.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 26 Dec. 2025
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Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2025
The commissioners demanded an explanation and called on the department to comply with the regulations outlined in the wolf reintroduction plan.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
But in 1983 Richard Ravitch, then the commissioner of the MTA, began to envision a different fare payment system.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
The New York Post also reported on the conditions inside the facility, alleging that county commissioners have claimed cells have feces on walls, urine on floors and that the concrete walls are covered in graffiti.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 26 Dec. 2025
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“Commissioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commissioner. Accessed 31 Dec. 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
Police Commissioner
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