commissar
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Etymology[edit]
From Russian комисса́р (komissár), from German Kommissar (“commissioner”), from Latin commissarius, from commissus, past participle of committō (“to commit, entrust to”). Doublet of commissary.
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Noun[edit]
commissar (plural commissars)
- (historical) An official of the Communist Party, often attached to a military unit, who was responsible for political education.
- (historical, Soviet Union) In the early Soviet Union, the head of a commissariat.
- (colloquial) A political functionary whose job is to push the party or government line. Often used semi-humorously.
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Translations[edit]
(Soviet Union) the head of a commissariat
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