commissioner

5 definitions • 7 examples

an important official who has responsibility in a government department or another organization:

the commissioner in charge of the police force

in many sports in the US, a person who is in charge of controlling the way the sport is organized:

He dreamed of being baseball commissioner long before he was persuaded to run for president.

The NFL commissioner fined the team $250,000 for breaking league rules.

an official in charge of a government department or other organization:

the police commissioner

an official in charge of a government department or other organization:

The EU's budget commissioner said the behaviour of member states had to change.

a police commissioner

a member of a commission:

Some commissioners complained of being inadequately informed.