Complete Definition of "commissar"

English

Etymology
Russian коми��а� < German Kommissar (�commissioner�) < Latin commissarius.

Noun
en-noun

  1. An official of the Communist Party, often attached to a military unit, who was responsible for political education.
  2. In the Soviet Union, the head of a commissariat.

Derived terms
commissarial

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