plural commishes
US, informal
: commissioner
the police commish
People who can't make the march are encouraged to fax art to HPD [Department of Housing Preservation and Development] commish Deborah Wright …—
Esther Kaplan, The Village Voice, 24 May 1994
Esther Kaplan, The Village Voice, 24 May 1994
especially
: the commissioner of an organized professional sport
Just as the controversy got interesting, the commish jetted to L.A. for an emergency player meeting and brokered a quick resolution. —Geoff Shackelford, Golf World, 26 Apr. 2010
Geoff Shackelford, Golf World, 26 Apr. 2010 Dictionary Entries Near commish
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“Commish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commish. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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