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commissariat

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˌkɑ.mɪˈsɛr.i.ət/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A supply of food.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The department of an army that supplies provisions for the troops.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A department of the government of the Soviet Union in the early period of its existence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A territorial and governmental unit of Colombia at some points in its history.

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5

noun

Meaning 5

a stock or supply of foods

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: provisions, provender, viands, victuals

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: food, nutrient

Narrower terms: food cache, larder

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French commissariat.

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: կոմիսարիատ (komisariat) — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • Azerbaijani: komissarlıq — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • Belarusian: камісарыя́т (kamisaryját) — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • Chinese Mandarin: 委員部 /委员部 (wěiyuánbù) — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • Crimean Tatar: komissarlıq — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • Crimean Tatar: komissariat — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • Dutch: commissariaat — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • Estonian: komissariaat — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • Finnish: komissariaatti — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • French: commissariat — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • Georgian: კომისარიატი (ḳomisariaṭi) — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • German: Kommissariat — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • Greek: επιμελητεία (epimeliteía) — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • Greek: επιτροπάτο (epitropáto) — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • Greek: επιτροπείο (epitropeío) — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • Greek: κομισαριάτο (komisariáto) — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • Hungarian: népbiztosság — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • Indonesian: komisariat — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • Italian: commissariato — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • Japanese: 委員部 (iinbu) — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • Kazakh: комиссариат (komissariat) — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • Korean: 위원부 (wiwonbu) — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • Kyrgyz: комиссариат (komissariat) — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • Latvian: komisariāts — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • Lithuanian: komisariatas — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • Polish: komisariat — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • Romanian: comisariat — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • Russian: комиссариа́т (komissariát) — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • Tajik: комиссариат (komissariat) — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • Tatar: комиссариат (qömissariyat) — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • Turkmen: komissariat — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • Ukrainian: комісаріа́т (komisariát) — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • Uzbek: komissarlik — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
  • Uzbek: komissariat — a department of the government of the Soviet Union
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