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    Commissar (or sometimes Kommissar) is an English transliteration of the Russian комиссáр (komissar), which means 'commissary'. In English, the transliteration commissar often refers specifically to the political commissars of Soviet and Eastern-bloc armies or to the people's commissars (effectively government ministers ), while ...

  2. Add to word list. Add to word list. (in the Soviet Union until 1946) the official title of the head of a government department, or an official responsible for political education, especially in a military group. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Government ministers & civil servants.

  3. The commissar 'forbade under the penalty of death to give any help to the people on the train' 99 and escorted the 200 to the synagogue. From the Cambridge English Corpus. Koestler, in this book, plays both yogi and commissar. From the Cambridge English Corpus.

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  5. Kommissar — Soviet Tier X cruiser. A formidable heavy cruiser with potent artillery and an onboard air group, designed in early 1935 under the code name "Project X." The warship was to feature twelve 240 mm main battery guns and twelve 130 mm dual-purpose guns.

  6. Learn the origin, usage, and examples of the word commissar, which can mean a Communist party official, a government department head, or a controller of public opinion. Find related words, synonyms, and translations of commissar in different languages.

  7. commissary court, n. 1590–. commissary department, n. 1777–. commissary general, n. 1434–. commissary's department, n. 1777–. Browse more nearby entries. commissar, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.