Definitions for commissar

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commissar com·mis·sar

Spelling: [kom-uh-sahr, kom-uh-sahr]

IPA: /ˈkɒm əˌsɑr, ˌkɒm əˈsɑr/

Commissar is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 372 anagrams from letters in commissar (acimmorss).

Definitions for commissar

noun

1. the head of any of the major governmental divisions of the U.S.S.R.: called minister since 1946.
2. an official in any communist government whose duties include political indoctrination, detection of political deviation, etc.

Origin of commissar

1915-20; Russian komissár German Kommissar Medieval Latin commissārius commissary

Examples for commissar

One commissar was appointed by agreement between the Government and the Soviet.

That commissar, according to the Commanding Officers, is undoubtedly useful.

It is not true that "every commissar in Russia to-day is a Jew."

The commissar began to protest heatedly, but Josip Pekic shook his head and tried to firm his less than dominating voice.

He is the commissar of the 'Cheka' and she is the agent of this establishment.

When the latter passed a vote of censure upon the activities of a commissar, he could practically do nothing more.

Surely you must realize that the commissar is one of the busiest men in Transbalkania, Comrade.

The assistants of the commissar were at the time away on duty, and Iordansky himself in Zhitomir.