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    commissariat
    /ˌkɒmɪˈsɛːrɪət/

    noun

    • 1. a department for the supply of food and equipment.
    • 2. a government department of the USSR before 1946.

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  2. noun [ C, + sing/pl verb ] uk / ˌkɒm.ɪˈseə.ri.ət / us / ˌkɑː.məˈser.i.ət / Add to word list. a military department that supplies food and equipment. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Parts of armies & groups of servicemen. baggage train. battalion. bomb disposal. bomb squad. cadre. cavalry. Coast Guardsman. corps. detachment. militia.

  3. 1. : a system for supplying an army with food. 2. : food supplies. 3. [borrowed from Russian komissariat, borrowed from German Kommissariat, borrowed from Medieval Latin commissāriātus] : a government department in the Soviet Union until 1946. 4. : a board of commissioners. Examples of commissariat in a Sentence.

  4. COMMISSARIAT definition | Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of commissariat in English. commissariat. noun [ C, + sing/pl verb ] us / ˌkɑː.məˈser.i.ət / uk / ˌkɒm.ɪˈseə.ri.ət / Add to word list. a military department that supplies food and equipment. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Parts of armies & groups of servicemen.

  5. Commissariat definition: any of the major governmental divisions of the U.S.S.R.. See examples of COMMISSARIAT used in a sentence.

  6. Definition of commissariat noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. 1. A department of an army in charge of providing food and other supplies for the troops. 2. A food supply. 3. A major government department in the Soviet Union until 1946. [French, from Medieval Latin commissārius, agent; see commissary. Sense 3, from Russian komissariat, from French commissariat .]

  8. (ˌkɑməˈsɛriət ) noun. 1. the branch of an army which provides food and supplies for the troops. 2. food supplies. 3. any of the government departments in the U.S.S. R. since 1946, called ministry.

  9. Definitions of commissariat. noun. a stock or supply of foods. synonyms: provender, provisions, viands, victuals. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Commissariat." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/commissariat. Accessed 25 Jul. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles.

  10. Jul 21, 2024 · The department of an army that supplies provisions for the troops. ( historical) A department of the government of the Soviet Union in the early period of its existence. A territorial and governmental unit of Colombia at some points in its history. Translations. [ edit] ± a department of the government of the Soviet Union. Anagrams. [ edit]

  11. commissariat meaning, definition, what is commissariat: a military department that is responsibl...: Learn more.