commissar
/kom-uh-sahr, kom-uh-sahr/US // ˈkɒm əˌsɑr, ˌkɒm əˈsɑr //UK // (ˈkɒmɪˌsɑː, ˌkɒmɪˈsɑː) //
委员长,议员,政委,政务官
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the head of any of the major governmental divisions of the U.S.S.R.: called minister since 1946.
- : an official in any communist government whose duties include political indoctrination, detection of political deviation, etc.
Examples
It took a while, but Republicans have started to throw Commissar Norquist under the bus.
Still from Biisk in the Altai country had just come a very important commissar.
The commissar began to protest heatedly, but Josip Pekic shook his head and tried to firm his less than dominating voice.
One Commissar was appointed by agreement between the Government and the Soviet.
That Commissar, according to the Commanding Officers, is undoubtedly useful.
When the latter passed a vote of censure upon the activities of a Commissar, he could practically do nothing more.
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