commissar

ˈkɒmɪˌsɑːr

Definition

Definition of commissar - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

authoritativestrictly controlling person

He acted like a commissar, overseeing every detail of the project..

authoritarian

dictator

political officer

TECH.

official in a communist party responsible for political education and organization

TECH.

The commissar instructed the troops on party policies..

commissary

history

Dated

head of a government department before 1946

Dated

He served as a commissar in the early Soviet government.

administrator

director

minister

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political commissar

official in military ensuring political loyalty and ideological education

The political commissar addressed the troops about party loyalty.

Origin of commissar

Russian, komissar (commissioner)

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Comr.

abbr.

abr: Commissar

official in charge of political education

Examples of commissar in a sentence

As a commissar, she demanded absolute obedience.
The commissar addressed the workers at the factory.
A new commissar was appointed to oversee the region.
The commissar issued new directives to the department.
As a commissar, she was responsible for policy implementation.

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French:commissaire, ...
German:strenger Kontrolleur, Kommissar, ...
Italian:commissario, capo dipartimento, ...
Spanish:comisario, ...
Portuguese:comissário, comissário do partido, ...
Chinese:专员, 政治委员, ...
Japanese:厳格な管理者, 政治委員, ...
Arabic:مُفَوَّض, مفوض سياسي, ...
Hebrew:קוֹמִיסַר, קוֹמִיסָר, ...
Russian:комиссар, политрук, ...
Ukrainian:комісар, політрук, ...
Hindi:तानाशाह, राजनीतिक अधिकारी, ...
Bengali:কঠোর নিয়ন্ত্রক, কমিসার, ...
Catalan:persona autoritària, comissari polític, ...
Czech:komisař, politruk, ...
Danish:autoritær leder, kommissær, ...
Dutch:autoritaire figuur, commissaris, ...
Greek:αυταρχικός ελεγκτής, πολιτικός επίτροπος, ...
Hungarian:komisszár, politikai tiszt, ...
Khmer:មនុស្សផ្តាច់ការ, ស្នងការនយោបាយ, ...
Korean:독재자, 정치 장교, ...
Persian:مستبد, کمیسار, ...
Polish:komisarz, ...
Portuguese (BR):comissário, comissário do partido, ...
Romanian:comisar, comisar politic, ...
Swedish:auktoritär person, kommissarie, ...
Thai:ผู้ควบคุมอย่างเข้มงวด, เจ้าหน้าที่การเมือง, ...
Turkish:komiser, ...
Vietnamese:người độc đoán, chính ủy, ...

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