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Definition of Commissioner

Commissioner
Commissioner Com*mis"sion*er, n. 1. A person who has a commission or warrant to perform some office, or execute some business, for the government, corporation, or person employing him; as, a commissioner to take affidavits or to adjust claims. To another address which requested that a commission might be sent to examine into the state of things in Ireland, William returned a gracious answer, and desired the Commons to name the commissioners. --Macaulay. 2. An officer having charge of some department or bureau of the public service. Herbert was first commissioner of the Admiralty. --Macaulay. The commissioner of patents, the commissioner of the land office, the commissioner of Indian affairs, are subordinates of the secretary of the interior. --Bartlett. Commissioner of deeds, an officer having authority to take affidavits, depositions, acknowledgment of deeds, etc., for use in the State by which he is appointed. [U. S.] County commissioners, certain administrative officers in some of the States, invested by local laws with various powers in reference to the roads, courthouses, financial matters, etc., of the county. [U. S.]

Meaning of Commissioner from wikipedia

- A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge...
- A chief commissioner is a commissioner of high rank, usually in chief of several commissioners or similarly styled officers. In British India the gubernatorial...
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- A European commissioner is a member of the 27-member European Commission. Each member within the Commission holds a specific portfolio. The commission...
- The Chief Election Commissioner of India (CEC) heads the Election Commission of India, a body constitutionally empowered to conduct free and fair elections...
- The Commissioner can refer to: James Gordon (comics), a character from Batman, known as The Commissioner The Commissioner, or De Lunatico Inquirendo,...
- A drain commissioner is an elected official in county government of the U.S. state of Michigan who is responsible for planning, developing and maintaining...
- The Election Commissioners of India are the members of Election Commission of India, a body constitutionally empowered to conduct free and fair elections...
- The commissioner of the NBA is the chief executive of the National Basketball ****ociation (NBA). The current commissioner is Adam Silver, who succeeded...
- current Commissioner of the National Football League is Roger Goodell, who was elected in 2006 after Paul Tagliabue, the previous commissioner, retired...