commissar

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"The appointment of the political commissar is no longer an urgent issue as the late Manyika had already covered a lot of ground in restructuring the provincial leaderships except for Harare Province where there are still outstanding issues of people being imposed," the source said.

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  1. noun An official of the Communist Party in charge of political indoctrination and the enforcement of party loyalty.
  2. noun The head of a commissariat in the Soviet Union until 1946.
  3. noun A person who tries to control public opinion.

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  • Previously under the Soviet regime they have had to keep them hidden away because of the disapproval of a son, a daughter, or a commissar. —  THE BANTAM WAR BOOK SERIES
  • Looking like a Russian commissar, one of their well-padded provodnitsas tromped down the corridor, shooing everyone into compartments, collecting passports, shutting the compartment doors. —  AHMM,March2006
  • In order to save time, Doc had radioed that the fuel be ready The local Soviet commissar was on hand with some information. —  017 - The Thousand Headed Man
  • Perhaps if his old mate Tony becomes EU President he can be the chief commissar, or even witch-finder general hunting down unreformed nationalists. —  The British National Party
  • Tom Daschle's exit from nomination as the commissar of a national socialized healthcare system is among the headliners. —  Capitol Hill Coffee House
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  1. Russian komissar, from German Kommissar, deputy, from Medieval Latin commissārius, agent; see commissary.
 

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