commissioner
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In the end, few if any people on the list suffered harm, in part because Nixon’s IRS commissioner, Donald Alexander, refused to audit them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Blaine Beaven, Saskatchewan's newly appointed firearms commissioner, told the BBC his province's law is designed to protect gun owners.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Ricardo Lara, a Democrat who is California’s insurance commissioner, and Los Angeles County last year launched separate investigations into State Farm’s handling of smoke-damage claims.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
The EU's climate commissioner, Wopke Hoekstra, who was in Rome Tuesday for a hearing with senators on Italy's energy mix, declined to comment on Rome's decision.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
We distributed black-bordered leaflets, denouncing the police commissioner.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
Vocabulary lists containing commissioner
Things Fall Apart
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The Articles of Confederation (1777)
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The Dawes Act
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