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commissioners

com·mis·sion·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh-mish-uh-ner]
    • /kəˈmɪʃ ə nər/
    • /kəˈmɪʃ.ən.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-mish-uh-ner]
    • /kəˈmɪʃ ə nər/

Definitions of commissioners word

  • noun commissioners a person commissioned to act officially; member of a commission. 1
  • noun commissioners a government official or representative in charge of a department or district: the police commissioner; the commissioner of a colony. 1
  • noun commissioners an official chosen by an athletic association to exercise broad administrative or judicial authority: the baseball commissioner. 1
  • noun commissioners Plural form of commissioner. 1
  • noun commissioners plural of commissioner. 0
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Origin of commissioners

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Anglo-French. See commission, -er2

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Parts of speech for Commissioners

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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commissioners popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for commissioners

noun commissioners

  • commission — If you commission something or commission someone to do something, you formally arrange for someone to do a piece of work for you.
Just one Synonym for commissioners

Top questions with commissioners

  • what do county commissioners do?
  • who are commissioners?

Related words

  • admiralty

    In Britain, the Admiralty is the government department that is in charge of the navy.

  • board of commissioners

    the administrative body of a county in many U.S. states, especially in the South and the West, having from two to seven elected members.

  • board of supervisors

    the governing body of a county in many U.S. states, especially in the Midwest and the East, consisting of from 15 to 100 members elected from towns, townships, cities, or wards.

  • defenestration

    the act of throwing someone out of a window
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