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  • 1commissioner — com‧mis‧sion‧er [kəˈmɪʆnə ǁ ər] noun [countable] the head of a commission1 or similar organization, or a member of one * * * commissioner UK US /kəˈmɪʃənər/ noun [C] GOVERNMENT ► an official in charge of a government department or other… …

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  • 2commissary — com|mis|sa|ry [ˈkɔmısəri US ˈka:mıseri] n plural commissaries [Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: commissarius, from Latin commissus; COMMISSION1] 1.) BrE an officer in the army who is in charge of food supplies 2.) AmE a shop that… …

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  • 3decommission — /dikəˈmɪʃən/ (say deekuh mishuhn) verb (t) 1. to remove from service, as a naval vessel, army officer, etc. 2. to close down (a facility, as a power station, sewerage plant, etc.). 3. to close down (a website). {de + commission1} …