Kilo Lingo

/kəˈmɪʃənə/

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Translation

An important official who is in charge of a police force or a public service.

Word origin

From commission, from Latin committere, meaning to entrust something to someone.

Origin
Latin
Root
committere
English cognates
commission, commit

Grammar

Gender
Pluralcommissioners

Examples

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A police commissioner is the head of the police, above the officers.

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Here "commissioner" is a job title, so it has no "the" before it.

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"Commissioners" is the plural, meaning more than one commissioner.

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This word is part of lesson 46.