Webster's 1828 Dictionary
COMMISSIONER
n.A person who has a commission or warrant from proper authority, to perform some office, or execute some business, for the person or government which employs him, and gives him authority; as commissoners for settling the bounds of a state, or for adjusting claims.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER Com *mis "sion *er, n.
1. A person who has a commission or warrant to perform some office, or execute some bussiness, for the goverment, corporation, or person employing him; as, a commissioner to take affidavits or to adjust claims.To another adress which requisted that a commission might be sent to examine into the state of things in Ireland, William returned a gracious answer, and desired the Commons to name the commissioners. Macaulay.
2. An officer having charge of some department or bureau of the public service. Herbert was first commissioner of the Admiralty. Macaulay. The commissioner of patents, the commissioner of the land office, the commissioner of Indian affairs, are subotdinates of the secretary of the interior. Bartlett. Commissioner of deeds, an officer having authority to take affidavits, depositions, acknowledgment of deeds, etc. , for use in the State by which he is appointed. [U. S.] -- County commissioners, certain administrative officers in some of the States, invested by local laws with various powers in reference to the roads, courthouses, financial matters, etc. , of the county. [U. S.]
New American Oxford Dictionary
commissioner
com mis sion er |kəˈmiSH (ə )nər kəˈmɪʃənər |(abbr.: comm. ) ▶noun a person appointed to a role on or by a commission: the traffic commissioner | the New York State Health Commissioner. • a person appointed to regulate a particular sport: the baseball commissioner. • a representative of the supreme authority in an area. DERIVATIVES com mis sion er ship |-ˌSHip |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin commissionarius, from Latin commissio (see commission ).
commissioner for oaths
com |mis ¦sion ¦er for oaths ▶noun Brit. a solicitor authorized to administer an oath to a person making an affidavit.
Oxford Dictionary
commissioner
com |mis ¦sion ¦er |kəˈmɪʃ (ə )nə | ▶noun a person appointed to a role on or by a commission. • a representative of the supreme authority in an area. • the head of the Metropolitan Police in London. • N. Amer. a person appointed to regulate a particular sport: a baseball commissioner. ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin commissionarius, from Latin commissio (see commission ).
commissioner for oaths
com |mis ¦sion ¦er for oaths ▶noun Brit. a solicitor authorized to administer an oath to a person making an affidavit.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
commissioner
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