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commissar Definition


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commissar
noun
    1. In the former Soviet Union: the head of a government department.
    2. In the former Soviet Union: a Communist Party official responsible for the political education of military units.
Etymology: 20c: from Russian komissar, from Latin commissarius officer in charge.



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