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commissioner

[kuh-mish-uh-ner] / kəˈmɪʃ ə nər /
NOUN
agent
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"This procedure is entirely different from what has been done in the past," former election commissioner Ashok Lavasa told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

“No mayor has retained the same police commissioner from the administration prior to theirs since 1964,” she said, referring to Tisch, who was elevated under the previous mayor, Eric Adams.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

The office of the state's insurance and fire safety commissioner, which enforces amusement park safety rules in Georgia, is also conducting a review.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Jim Cheffers, a former City Section commissioner, used to officiate in the Pac-8.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

When asked by a reporter where the money that should have been spent for the parks was going, the commissioner replied that most of it was going towards increased security for the Metropolitan Museum.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg

It used to be that the commissioners in the City Section and Southern Section were high school or college officials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Restoring that trust won't be easy, nor will finding replacements for the current commissioners when their term comes to an end.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

The commissioners are now the first to have their decision reversed by a secretary of state, although they will say conditions and the police advice had changed.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

To address uneven enforcement, the new rules would require agricultural commissioners to check whether companies were cited for violations in other counties, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

But one of his fellow seven commissioners, T. A. M. Craven, noted that the FCC should be cautious about censorship.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow


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