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commissar

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Main Entry:
com·mis·sar 
          Listen to the pronunciation of commissar
Pronunciation:
\ˈkä-mə-ˌsär\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Russian komissar, from German Kommissar, from Medieval Latin commissarius
Date:
1918
1 a: a Communist party official assigned to a military unit to teach party principles and policies and to ensure party loyalty b: one that attempts to control public opinion or its expression2: the head of a government department in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics until 1946
com·mis·sar·i·al 
          Listen to the pronunciation of commissarial 
          Listen to the pronunciation of commissarial \ˌkä-mə-ˈsär-ē-əl, -ˈser-\ adjective


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