commissary

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Synonyms: commissar, commissars, commissure, commissaire, commissura, kommissar

Antonyms: commissar, commissars, commissure, commissaire, commissura, kommissar

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Noun

1. A store primarily serving persons in an institution, most often [[soldier]]s or [[prisoner]]s.
2. An account which a prisoner uses to buy provisions, or the balance of that account.
3. A [[cafeteria]] at a television or movie studio.
4. One to whom is committed some charge, duty, or office, by a superior power; a commissioner.
5. An [[officer]] of the [[bishop]], who exercises [[ecclesiastical]] [[jurisdiction]] in parts of the [[diocese]] at a distance from the residence of the bishop.
6. An officer who supplies [[provisions]] to an [[army]].
7. {{lb|en|Scots law}} The [[judge]] in a commissary court.
8. A higher-ranking [[police officer]].

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