commissioner
Example Sentences
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The email exchange where Ferguson requests money started between Epstein and David Stern, a lawyer and former commissioner of the National Basketball Association in the US.
From BBC
The participation of the NHL stars was called into question last year by the league's deputy commissioner Bill Daly, due to concerns about the playing surface.
From Barron's
The NHL, meanwhile, has been keen to capitalise on the popularity of the show, with commissioner Gary Bettman saying he binge-watched all six episodes in one night.
From BBC
It is part of the Labor Department but operates independently, relying on nonpartisan staff economists who tabulate the numbers without input from the commissioner, the agency’s only political appointee.
Ivory, the Fulton County commissioner, said that while county officials had complied with the warrant, they expected to challenge the administration’s actions in court.
From Salon
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