Commissioner
noun
A person appointed to a role or position by a government, official group, or company to do a particular job or provide a special service.
The commissioner of police announced a new strategy to fight crime.
Often appears as...
- police commissioner
- tax commissioner
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noun
A member of a commission.
He was recently appointed as a commissioner on the board of education.
Often appears as...
- commissioner for oaths
- commissioner of the environment
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noun
A representative of the government or authority in a district, province, or other unit of a country.
The provincial commissioner visited the area after the floods.
Often appears as...
- district commissioner
- resident commissioner
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noun
A person appointed to a role or position by a government, official group, or company to do a particular job or provide a special service.
The commissioner of police announced a new strategy to fight crime.
Often appears as...
- police commissioner
- tax commissioner
Usage tips
Neutral
noun
A member of a commission.
He was recently appointed as a commissioner on the board of education.
Often appears as...
- commissioner for oaths
- commissioner of the environment
Usage tips
Neutral
noun
A representative of the government or authority in a district, province, or other unit of a country.
The provincial commissioner visited the area after the floods.
Often appears as...
- district commissioner
- resident commissioner
Usage tips
Neutral
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Appointed Role
The commissioner holds a position given by an organisation, not necessarily elected by the public.
The new safety commissioner was appointed by the city council.
Pro Tip 2/3Specific Purpose
Their job has a distinct focus, like overseeing an industry or public service.
The commissioner of education concentrates solely on school systems.
Pro Tip 3/3Authority Figure
The role is often linked with power in a certain field and can issue directives.
The police commissioner can make changes to law enforcement tactics.
Pro Tip 1/3Appointed Role
The commissioner holds a position given by an organisation, not necessarily elected by the public.
The new safety commissioner was appointed by the city council.
Pro Tip 2/3Specific Purpose
Their job has a distinct focus, like overseeing an industry or public service.
The commissioner of education concentrates solely on school systems.
Pro Tip 3/3Authority Figure
The role is often linked with power in a certain field and can issue directives.
The police commissioner can make changes to law enforcement tactics.
Pro Tip 1/3Appointed Role
The commissioner holds a position given by an organisation, not necessarily elected by the public.
The new safety commissioner was appointed by the city council.
Pro Tip 2/3Specific Purpose
Their job has a distinct focus, like overseeing an industry or public service.
The commissioner of education concentrates solely on school systems.
Pro Tip 3/3Authority Figure
The role is often linked with power in a certain field and can issue directives.
The police commissioner can make changes to law enforcement tactics.
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We need to green the...
those and and the report mostly i was one of the commissioners but most of the commissioners were ceos of energy or heavy energy using companies so as soon as that report was published it changed the perception and around about the same time mask the biggest container shipping company in the world said okay we commit to being a net zero shipping company by
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Lessons on leaving the...
to demonstrate how they're acting for the long-term and how the decisions they take don't harm the interests of those yet to be born. And so as a mum of five and the world's only future generations commissioner, I want to share with you today some of the lessons we've learned about how we're trying to leave the world better than we found it.
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Prison Break PIPE National...
tracked em to where the inmates lay down the inmates we felt laid down at that point when that helicopter got over they got in a very heavy canopy area we can see the indention on the ground we can see blood on the ground where the inmates lay Commissioner myself in investigator
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I love being a police...
treating them like human beings, treating them with respect, loving on them first. If we continued in that vein, it would've never happened. But somehow, we went back to business as usual. But I'm excited again! I'm excited again, because now we have a police commissioner
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The story behind the...
including the American's beloved tea. America's no thanks! They boycotted the importation of tea from Britain, and instead, brewed their own. After a new bunch of British customs commissioners cried to London for troops to help with tax enforcement, things got so heated
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What doctors don't know...
but all but one of the positive trials were published. Now if we just flick back and forth between those two, you can see what a staggering difference there was between reality and what doctors, patients, commissioners of health services, and academics
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Frank Gehry: Nice...
we went to the harbor commissioner. It was a table as long as this carpet and the harbor commissioner was here, and I was here, and my guys. We sat down, and we had a drink of water and everybody was quiet. And the guy looked at me and said,
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Botswana's Bushmen Part...
district commissioner or DC it was kind of a really hard life nomadic type of life where there were no facilities we don't know easy access to weather wildlife they had no transportation you
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How to rebuild the...
It is very important that we do create that sense -- "we are in this together, we will get through it together." And please, speak up on that. I was, for many years, crisis commissioner,
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The First Ladies of...
Thank You commissioner was a member of parliament then became a member of the president's cabinet and authority so she has a little bit of an interesting
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We need to green the...
those and and the report mostly i was one of the commissioners but most of the commissioners were ceos of energy or heavy energy using companies so as soon as that report was published it changed the perception and around about the same time mask the biggest container shipping company in the world said okay we commit to being a net zero shipping company by
Video examples
Lessons on leaving the...
to demonstrate how they're acting for the long-term and how the decisions they take don't harm the interests of those yet to be born. And so as a mum of five and the world's only future generations commissioner, I want to share with you today some of the lessons we've learned about how we're trying to leave the world better than we found it.
Video examples
Prison Break PIPE National...
tracked em to where the inmates lay down the inmates we felt laid down at that point when that helicopter got over they got in a very heavy canopy area we can see the indention on the ground we can see blood on the ground where the inmates lay Commissioner myself in investigator
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I love being a police...
treating them like human beings, treating them with respect, loving on them first. If we continued in that vein, it would've never happened. But somehow, we went back to business as usual. But I'm excited again! I'm excited again, because now we have a police commissioner
Video examples
The story behind the...
including the American's beloved tea. America's no thanks! They boycotted the importation of tea from Britain, and instead, brewed their own. After a new bunch of British customs commissioners cried to London for troops to help with tax enforcement, things got so heated
Video examples
What doctors don't know...
but all but one of the positive trials were published. Now if we just flick back and forth between those two, you can see what a staggering difference there was between reality and what doctors, patients, commissioners of health services, and academics
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Frank Gehry: Nice...
we went to the harbor commissioner. It was a table as long as this carpet and the harbor commissioner was here, and I was here, and my guys. We sat down, and we had a drink of water and everybody was quiet. And the guy looked at me and said,
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Botswana's Bushmen Part...
district commissioner or DC it was kind of a really hard life nomadic type of life where there were no facilities we don't know easy access to weather wildlife they had no transportation you
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How to rebuild the...
It is very important that we do create that sense -- "we are in this together, we will get through it together." And please, speak up on that. I was, for many years, crisis commissioner,
Video examples
The First Ladies of...
Thank You commissioner was a member of parliament then became a member of the president's cabinet and authority so she has a little bit of an interesting
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Lou Holtz
American Coach
If you made me the national commissioner of football, I'd tell you one thing that I would mandate. The second Saturday in September, we're going to have conference day. Everybody from the SEC plays a Big 12 team. Everybody from the Big Ten is going to play the ACC. Everybody from the Big East is going to play the Pac-10.
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Shakira
Musician
I actually support President Obama's initiatives on early childhood. He has appointed me as a commissioner to consult his administration on educational excellence for Hispanics in the U.S. We try to find ways to improve the education system for Hispanics in America, to achieve excellence.
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Jose Ramos-Horta
Public Servant
The Commission has five commissioners from each side, plus three alternates, so all together sixteen members, people who are independent from the two governments, who have a lot of integrity, professional competence, and who have credibility in their respective countries.
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Jed Mercurio
British Writer
You can have characters that say one thing and do another, and in certain kinds of drama, you can't get away with that because the audience will become confused - or certainly, the commissioners will become confused and tell you to stop doing it!
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Jello Biafra
American Musician
Especially in local elections, because hardly anybody pays attention to those - but it's really important who's mayor and who's on the city council, county commissioners, sheriffs, district attorney, and of course the school board.
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Gladys Berejiklian
Australian Politician
I will say this: in a state of emergency operations decisions are taken by the commissioner. It's not for politicians to interfere.
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Scott Gottlieb
American Public Servant
Policies I advanced as FDA commissioner aimed to get smokers off cigarettes and onto less-harmful forms of nicotine delivery.
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Landon Donovan
American Athlete
I would probably say that being a commissioner in sports is one of the hardest jobs in the world.
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Fay Vincent
American Lawyer
This is a coup for commissioner Bud Selig. I'm surprised it's as good as it is.
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Nick Saban
American Coach
There needs to be a college football commissioner.
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Lou Holtz
American Coach
If you made me the national commissioner of football, I'd tell you one thing that I would mandate. The second Saturday in September, we're going to have conference day. Everybody from the SEC plays a Big 12 team. Everybody from the Big Ten is going to play the ACC. Everybody from the Big East is going to play the Pac-10.
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Shakira
Musician
I actually support President Obama's initiatives on early childhood. He has appointed me as a commissioner to consult his administration on educational excellence for Hispanics in the U.S. We try to find ways to improve the education system for Hispanics in America, to achieve excellence.
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Jose Ramos-Horta
Public Servant
The Commission has five commissioners from each side, plus three alternates, so all together sixteen members, people who are independent from the two governments, who have a lot of integrity, professional competence, and who have credibility in their respective countries.
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Jed Mercurio
British Writer
You can have characters that say one thing and do another, and in certain kinds of drama, you can't get away with that because the audience will become confused - or certainly, the commissioners will become confused and tell you to stop doing it!
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Jello Biafra
American Musician
Especially in local elections, because hardly anybody pays attention to those - but it's really important who's mayor and who's on the city council, county commissioners, sheriffs, district attorney, and of course the school board.
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Gladys Berejiklian
Australian Politician
I will say this: in a state of emergency operations decisions are taken by the commissioner. It's not for politicians to interfere.
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Scott Gottlieb
American Public Servant
Policies I advanced as FDA commissioner aimed to get smokers off cigarettes and onto less-harmful forms of nicotine delivery.
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Landon Donovan
American Athlete
I would probably say that being a commissioner in sports is one of the hardest jobs in the world.
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Fay Vincent
American Lawyer
This is a coup for commissioner Bud Selig. I'm surprised it's as good as it is.
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Nick Saban
American Coach
There needs to be a college football commissioner.
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