commissioner
noun
com·mis·sion·er
kə-ˈmi-sh(ə-)nər 
: a person with a commission: such as
a
: a member of a commission
b
: the representative of the governmental authority in a district, province, or other unit often having both judicial and administrative powers
c
: the officer in charge of a department or bureau of the public service
d
: the administrative head of a professional sport
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The baseball commissioner decided to suspend the players for 10 games.
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Mary is a dedicated public servant and Naperville’s current park board president, a position her fellow commissioners unanimously elected her to for three consecutive years.
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Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The team appeared to be searching for fraud based on inaccuracies and misunderstandings, according to Tiffany Flick, the former acting chief of staff to the acting commissioner.
—arkansasonline.com, 21 Mar. 2025
In 2022, Colorado passed a law that requires health-sharing ministries and medical cost-sharing communities to report specific information to the commissioner of insurance regarding financial operations, membership, and medical bills submitted, paid, and denied in the state.
—Alana Semuels, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
The firings leave the FTC with only two commissioners instead of the typical five.
—Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025
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Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The team appeared to be searching for fraud based on inaccuracies and misunderstandings, according to Tiffany Flick, the former acting chief of staff to the acting commissioner.
—arkansasonline.com, 21 Mar. 2025
In 2022, Colorado passed a law that requires health-sharing ministries and medical cost-sharing communities to report specific information to the commissioner of insurance regarding financial operations, membership, and medical bills submitted, paid, and denied in the state.
—Alana Semuels, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
The firings leave the FTC with only two commissioners instead of the typical five.
—Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Commissioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commissioner. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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commissioner
noun
com·mis·sion·er
kə-ˈmish-(ə-)nər
1
: a member of a commission
2
: an official in charge of a government department
Police Commissioner
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