commissar
21commissar — com·mis·sar …
22commissar — com•mis•sar [[t]ˈkɒm əˌsɑr, ˌkɒm əˈsɑr[/t]] n. 1) gov the head of a major governmental division in the U.S.S.R.: called minister after 1946 2) gov an official in any communist government whose duties include political indoctrination, detection of …
23commissar — /ˈkɒməsa / (say komuhsah) noun (formerly) the head of a government department (commissariat) in any republic of the Soviet Union. {Russian kommisar, from French commissaire} …
24commissar — n. former title of a chief of a Soviet government department. ♦ commissarial, a. ♦ commissariat, n. army department of food and stores; supply. ♦ commissary, n. commissariat chief; deputy; appointee …
25Commissar — Commissarien haben jhre Herren im busen. – Henisch, 569 …
26commissar — n. 1 an official of the Soviet Communist Party responsible for political education and organization. 2 hist. the head of a government department in the USSR before 1946. Etymology: Russ. komissar f. F commissaire (as COMMISSARY) …
27Political commissar — The political commissar (also politruk Russian: политрук from политический руководитель: political officer) is the supervisory political officer responsible for the political education (ideology) and organisation, and loyalty to the government of …
28The Commissar Vanishes — Infobox Book name = The Commissar Vanishes The Falsification of Photographs and Art in Stalin s Russia title orig = translator = image caption = author = David King illustrator = cover artist = country = UK language = English series = subject =… …
29Proviant-Commissar, der — Der Proviánt Commíssār, des s, plur. die e, ein Commissar, welcher für die Herbeyschaffung des Proviantes zu sorgen hat, besonders bey einem Kriegsheere …
30political commissar — noun an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit • Syn: ↑commissar • Hypernyms: ↑official, ↑functionary * * * noun : commissar 1a …
