commissar
IPA: kˈɑmʌsɑr
noun
- (historical) An official of the Communist Party, often attached to a military unit, who was responsible for political education.
- (historical, Soviet Union) In the early Soviet Union, the head of a commissariat.
- (colloquial) A political functionary whose job is to push the party or government line. Often used semi-humourously.
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Examples of "commissar" in Sentences
- The execution of the Baku Commissars.
- Zampolit A military or political commissar.
- A major was graded as a Commissar, not an officer.
- Chagall then resigned as commissar and moved to Moscow.
- Chiweshe rose through the ranks to political commissar.
- He was one of the most bloodthirsty commissars of Stalin.
- He was later promoted to political commissar of the army group.
- It was deftly terminated by the Commissar accompanying the troupe.
- She says, "commissar," which is, of course, the -- a Soviet official.
- He was the cofounder and political commissar of the Garibaldi Brigade.
- Alex McDade was a political commissar, responsible for the men's welfare.
- General of the PLA and political commissar of General Logistics Department
- "We need to make Russia strong again," says Nikolai Panchenko, a Nashi "commissar," or leader.
- Dr. Besigye left the ruling party in 1999, after rising to a top position of political commissar.
- But I do it on my own dime and I don't see why 'commissar' Hall and her colleagues shouldn't also do it on their own dime.
- … A commissar is a political officer whose position is equal to that of the commander of a given military unit and has the authority to countermand the orders of the commander.
- "There's ample power in the Treasury Department and the Energy Department, etcetera to get these things done," he insisted, "and I don't think there should be a commissar, which is really what this is.
- Visiting Warrior Mark Steyn drew a rapt crowd of, well, two dozen, as he addressed an Ontario government legislative committee, calling the head of the Ontario Human Rights Commission a "commissar" and predicting terrorist violence if rights commissions persist:
- For example, when he was vice party secretary of Fujian from 1996 to 2000, he served concurrently as vice director of the Committee on National Defense Mobilization within the Nanjing Military Region, director of the National Defense Mobilization of Fujian Province, and the first military commissar of the Fujian Artillery Reserves Corp.