"commissariat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: commissariats [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French commissariat. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|commissariat}} French commissariat Head templates: {{en-noun}} commissariat (plural commissariats)
  1. A supply of food.
    Sense id: en-commissariat-en-noun-ghHRn9ig
  2. The department of an army that supplies provisions for the troops. Categories (topical): Collectives
    Sense id: en-commissariat-en-noun-ExwmcUuk Disambiguation of Collectives: 3 34 35 28
  3. (historical) A department of the government of the Soviet Union in the early period of its existence. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Collectives Categories (place): Soviet Union Translations (a department of the government of the Soviet Union): կոմիսարիատ (komisariat) (Armenian), komissarlıq (Azerbaijani), камісарыя́т (kamisaryját) [masculine] (Belarusian), komissarlıq (Crimean Tatar), komissariat (Crimean Tatar), commissariaat [neuter] (Dutch), komissariaat (Estonian), komissariaatti (Finnish), commissariat [masculine] (French), კომისარიატი (ḳomisariaṭi) (Georgian), Kommissariat [neuter] (German), népbiztosság (Hungarian), komisariat (Indonesian), commissariato [masculine] (Italian), комиссариат (komissariat) (Kazakh), комиссариат (komissariat) (Kyrgyz), komisariāts [masculine] (Latvian), komisariatas [masculine] (Lithuanian), komisariat [masculine] (Polish), comisariat [neuter] (Romanian), комиссариа́т (komissariát) [masculine] (Russian), комиссариат (komissariat) (Tajik), комиссариат (qomissariat) (Tatar), komissariat (Turkmen), комісаріа́т (komisariát) [masculine] (Ukrainian), komissarlik (Uzbek), komissariat (Uzbek)
    Sense id: en-commissariat-en-noun-XAymMz7Q Disambiguation of Collectives: 3 34 35 28 Disambiguation of Soviet Union: 0 0 97 2 Disambiguation of 'a department of the government of the Soviet Union': 0 20 78 1
  4. A territorial and governmental unit of Colombia at some points in its history. Categories (topical): Collectives
    Sense id: en-commissariat-en-noun-fqUhrAY5 Disambiguation of Collectives: 3 34 35 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 6 5 83 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 7 11 70

Inflected forms

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