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commissioner

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Officials, Police, Government
com·mis·sion·er /kəˈmɪʃə $ -ər/ ●○○ noun [countable]  1. PGOsomeone who is officially in charge of a government department in some countries 部长2. SCPthe head of the police department in some parts of the US 〔美国部分地区的〕警察局局长3. PGa member of a commission 委员
Examples from the Corpus
commissionerIn Mike Straus, he had a commissioner who would stoke the engine until the rivets began to pop.County commissioners face urgent issues that are more deserving of government time and money.Its five commissioners are now down to three.Tensions flared in the long-running Senate Whitewater hearings Thursday as a former Arkansas securities commissioner testified that she warned then-Gov.The tax commissioners rejected such claim: the revenue did not appeal.Rick Perry, the Texas commissioner of agriculture, is a rancher with an aversion to hyperbole.During the spring of 843, the commissioners did their job of surveying the royal resources in Francia.We have a Negro vehicle commissioner.
From Longman Business Dictionarycommissionercom‧mis‧sion‧er /kəˈmɪʃənə-ər/ noun [countable] the head of a COMMISSION1 or similar organization, or a member of one
com·mis·sion·er nounChineseSyllable
charge someone department a Corpus government is Business in officially in of who


commissioner
commissioner /kəˈmɪʃənə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
1. someone who is officially in charge of a government department in some countries
2. the head of the police department in some parts of the US
3. a member of a commission


com·mis·sion·er AW BrE /kəˈmɪʃənə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /kəˈmɪʃənər/ 🔊 noun (usually Commissioner) a member of a commission (= an official group of people who are responsible for controlling sth or finding out about sth) (委员会的)委员,专员,特派员the Church Commissioners (= the group of people responsible for controlling the financial affairs of the Church of England) 英格兰国教会财政管理委员会委员European Commissioners欧洲委员会委员 (also poˈlice commissioner especially in NAmE ) the head of a particular police force in some countries 警察局长;警长the head of a government department in some countries (政府部门的)首长,长官the agriculture/health, etc. commissioner 农业、卫生等厅长Commissioner Rhodes was unavailable for comment. 罗兹局长无暇评论。🔊🔊   see also High Commissioner (in the US) an official chosen by a sports association to control it (美国体育协会的)总干事,主管人the baseball commissioner棒球协会总干事