commissar

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian комисса́р (komissár), from German Kommissar (“commissioner”), from Latin commissarius, from commissus, past participle of committō (“to commit, entrust to”). Doublet of commissary. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌkɒmɪˈsɑː/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɑ.məˌsɑɹ/ === Noun === commissar (plural commissars) (historical) An official of the Communist Party, often attached to a military unit, who was responsible for political education. (historical, early Soviet Union) The head of a commissariat. (colloquial, often humorous) A political functionary whose job is to push the party or government line. ==== Derived terms ==== commissarial commissariat political commissar ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === micromass