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Recent Examples of commissioner
The president has the authority to designate one of these commissioners as the chair, acting as the chief executive officer of the agency.
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Katy Huff, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
Gifford, who served as the DSS commissioner from mid-2019 to late 2022, on Friday declined to comment about the federal criminal investigation or the allegations in the indictment.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025
Homan, speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, blasted Boston police commissioner Michael Cox for doubling down on the police department's policy to not cooperate with civil detainer requests that don't involve criminal charges.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
Last week, the state corrections commissioner suspended enforcement of parts of a state law that places limits on solitary confinement — a move the Prisoners’ Rights Project calls unlawful and dangerous to inmates.
—Jay Root, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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Katy Huff, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
Gifford, who served as the DSS commissioner from mid-2019 to late 2022, on Friday declined to comment about the federal criminal investigation or the allegations in the indictment.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025
Homan, speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, blasted Boston police commissioner Michael Cox for doubling down on the police department's policy to not cooperate with civil detainer requests that don't involve criminal charges.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
Last week, the state corrections commissioner suspended enforcement of parts of a state law that places limits on solitary confinement — a move the Prisoners’ Rights Project calls unlawful and dangerous to inmates.
—Jay Root, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commissioner
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Long Beach’s towing and lien sales superintendent, Robert Givens, said the city averages about 200 auction sales each month.—
CalMatters,
The Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2025
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The same day the Miami Herald and The Tributary published its investigation into the Miami-Dade school district’s school bus safety program, superintendent Jose Dotres issued a memo addressing criticism of the program.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
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The director of Last Call, Gil Mehmert, is acclaimed for visually and emotionally rich productions such as German productions of ONCE, The Elephant Man, and Cabaret.—
Court Stroud,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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The French Canadian conductor, just turned 50, is a mainstay on the East Coast as music director of the Metropolitan Opera in New York and the Philadelphia Orchestra.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
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Former regional administrator Aglipay also said that the relocation of the Chicago regional office should not affect the ability of field staff to serve small-business owners.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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The White House says a former health care executive named Amy Gleason is the department’s acting administrator.—
Jess Bidgood,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2025
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People in England — players, managers, fans, media —need to be less sniffy about the under-21s.—
Oliver Kay,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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General manager Dan Morgan added new contributors to each level of the defense, while also securing the cornerback spot.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2025
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The entities – also including Radio Free Asia and Middle East Broadcasting Networks – are continuing to operate around the world while network executives contemplate next steps.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
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Yet a small amount of the whisky survived, says Ewan Gunn, an executive at Diageo, the global beverage company that now owns Port Ellen, as well as brands such as Johnnie Walker and Lagavulin.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Mar. 2025
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Prior to principal photography, Anderson spent more than a year working with his VFX supervisor Dennis Berardi to develop the full look and scope of the Lost Lands.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
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Whether the next sheriff will be appointed or elected remains unclear, as supervisors did not take questions during their public statement on Wednesday.—
Ryan Macasero,
The Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2025
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The effort drew support from two key regulators from former President Joe Biden’s administration, ex-CFPB director Rohit Chopra and former FTC Chair Lina Khan.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2025
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Spearheaded by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), these reductions have impacted many public sector employees, from environmental regulators to defense contractors.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Elsewhere during the fest, Disney’s Bergman and Disney Experiences chairman Josh D’Amaro will be chatting about the future of parks and technology, the latter a key cornerstone of SXSW, with previous guests including Elon Musk who in 2018 here laid out his plans for SpaceX Mars settlements.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
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Johnson, an ultra-ambitious Texas Democrat but a junior House member of the House Naval Affairs Committee (which became the House Armed Services Committee after World War II), correctly surmised the panel’s imperious chairman, Georgia Democrat Carl Vinson, wasn’t going anywhere.—
David Mark,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Commissioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commissioner. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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