commissioner
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Anglo-Norman commissionaire, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin commissionarius. See commission.
Noun
commissioner (plural commissioners)
- A member of a commission.
- Someone commissioned to perform certain duties.
- An official in charge of a government department, especially a police force.
- Someone who commissions something.
- 2018, Elena Cooper, Art and Modern Copyright: The Contested Image (page 164)
- […] the 'private nature' of commissioned pictures, particularly portraits, was frequently mentioned as the justification for two types of proposal: the ownership of painting copyright by the commissioner, or ownership of painting copyright by the artist […]
- 2018, Elena Cooper, Art and Modern Copyright: The Contested Image (page 164)
Translations
member of a commission
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someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee
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