Phrase guide

political commissar

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A supervisory political officer responsible for ideological education and organization.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: communism, government, human-sciences, ideology, military, philosophy, politics, sciences, war

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: politruk, political officer

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: commissar

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: official, functionary

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 政治委員 /政治委员 (zhèngzhì wěiyuán) — supervisory political officer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 政委 (zhèngwěi) — supervisory political officer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 政戰官 /政战官 (zhèngzhàn guān) — supervisory political officer
  • German: Politoffizier — supervisory political officer
  • German: Politkommissar — supervisory political officer
  • Hungarian: politikai biztos — supervisory political officer
  • Korean: 정치위원 (jeongchiwiwon) — supervisory political officer
  • Russian: политру́к (politrúk) — supervisory political officer
  • Russian: комисса́р (komissár) — supervisory political officer
  • Vietnamese: chính uỷ — supervisory political officer
  • Vietnamese: chính trị viên — supervisory political officer
  • Vietnamese: chính trị ủy viên — supervisory political officer