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commissar

Pronunciation: /ˌkɒmɪˈsɑː/

Translate commissar | into Italian

Definition of commissar

noun

an official of the Communist Party, especially in the former Soviet Union or present-day China, responsible for political education and organization: films that are passed by the political commissar
a head of a government department in the former Soviet Union before 1946.
a strict or prescriptive figure of authority:our academic commissars