commissariat
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commissariat
- /ˌkɑ.mɪˈsɛr.i.ət/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French commissariat.
noun commissariats
- A supply of food. We gave such dinner-parties as our commissariat allowed; the menu was simplicity itself - " blanket " for every course, cunningly disguised as soup, entree, and, I was going to say, joint.
- The department of an army that supplies provisions for the troops.
- A department of the government of the Soviet Union in the early period of its existence.
- A territorial and governmental unit of Colombia at some points in its history.
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noun a department of the government of the Soviet Union
| 한국어 | 위원부 wiwonbu |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 委員部 iinbu |
| 中文 | 委員部 /委员部 wěiyuánbù |
| Français | commissariat |
| Deutsch | Kommissariat |
| Italiano | commissariato |
| Ελληνικά | επιμελητεία epimeliteía, επιτροπάτο epitropáto, επιτροπείο epitropeío, κομισαριάτο komisariáto |
| Română | comisariat |
| Русский | комиссариа́т komissariát |
Talk about this word "commissariat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/commissariat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. commissariat. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/commissariat "commissariat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/commissariat.Cite this
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