commissar
noun
com·mis·sar
ˈkä-mə-ˌsär 
1
a
: a Communist party official assigned to a military unit to teach party principles and policies and to ensure party loyalty
b
: one that attempts to control public opinion or its expression
2
: the head of a government department in the Soviet Union until 1946
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Now imagine the people who know how to do this routine stuff are either thrown out of office or put under the thumbs of political commissars.
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Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 1 Nov. 2024
In the Sakha Republic, one military commissar was punched in the face.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
In Lai’s youth, Taiwanese politics were dominated by martial law under the one-party rule of the KMT, which ran the government, military, and society through a corps of political commissars.
—Nick Frisch, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2024
The commissar at the encampment is Man, the Captain and Bon’s old friend, and the Captain’s direct superior as an undercover agent.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 27 May 2024
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Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 1 Nov. 2024
In the Sakha Republic, one military commissar was punched in the face.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
In Lai’s youth, Taiwanese politics were dominated by martial law under the one-party rule of the KMT, which ran the government, military, and society through a corps of political commissars.
—Nick Frisch, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2024
The commissar at the encampment is Man, the Captain and Bon’s old friend, and the Captain’s direct superior as an undercover agent.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 27 May 2024
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“Commissar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commissar. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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commissar
noun
com·mis·sar
ˈkäm-ə-ˌsär
1
: a Communist party official who enforces loyalty in a military unit
2
: a government department head in the U.S.S.R. until 1946
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