commissioner
noun
com·mis·sion·er
kə-ˈmi-sh(ə-)nər 
: a person with a commission: such as
a
: a member of a commission
b
: the representative of the governmental authority in a district, province, or other unit often having both judicial and administrative powers
c
: the officer in charge of a department or bureau of the public service
d
: the administrative head of a professional sport
Examples of commissioner in a Sentence
The baseball commissioner decided to suspend the players for 10 games.
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The commissioner will most certainly be asked about the pace of CBA talks, which appear to be stalled.
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Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 19 July 2025
In 2023, a jury ruled the commissioner had carried out a vendetta by siccing Miami code enforcement and other city officials on their businesses.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
Jeff Miles, director of environmental services, told commissioners during a recent board meeting that the soil needs to be removed from the site immediately to avoid $18,000 weekly fines that any delays would prompt.
—Sofi Zeman
july 18, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025
Supreme Court precedent Trump fired Slaughter along with Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya in March, leaving the FTC with only Republican commissioners.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 18 July 2025
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Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 19 July 2025
In 2023, a jury ruled the commissioner had carried out a vendetta by siccing Miami code enforcement and other city officials on their businesses.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
Jeff Miles, director of environmental services, told commissioners during a recent board meeting that the soil needs to be removed from the site immediately to avoid $18,000 weekly fines that any delays would prompt.
—Sofi Zeman
july 18, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025
Supreme Court precedent Trump fired Slaughter along with Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya in March, leaving the FTC with only Republican commissioners.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 18 July 2025
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“Commissioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commissioner. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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commissioner
noun
com·mis·sion·er
kə-ˈmish-(ə-)nər
1
: a member of a commission
2
: an official in charge of a government department
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