commissar
commissar
[ˌkɒmɪˈsɑː]
noun
[ˌkɒmɪˈsɑː]
noun
- an official of the Communist Party, especially in the former Soviet Union or present-day China, responsible for political education and organization
（共产党）政治委员，政委
■a head of a government department in the former Soviet Union before 1946
人民委员（前苏联1946年前的政府部门首长）
■(figurative)a strict or prescriptive figure of authority
(喻)代表；权威
our academic commissars.
我们的学术权威。
- early 20th cent. (Russian Revolution): from Russian komissar, from French commissaire, from medieval Latin commissarius (see commissary)
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