commissaries

noun

Definition of commissariesnext
plural of commissary
as in representatives
a person who acts or does business for another will serve as commissary of religious education for the whole diocese

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  1. representatives
  2. agents
  3. ministers
  4. attorneys
  5. managers
Noun
  • The representatives of communication and self-understanding both love your big ol’ boss planet.
    Jennifer Culp, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The website, which uses data drawn from public sources as well as information provided by celebrities or their representatives, says $300 million to $350 million of that is attributable to Brooks.
    Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of representatives
Noun
  • Microsoft also plans to update Copilot, announcing in October that users could build autonomous agents in Copilot Studio later this year.
    Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Said initially refused to comply with law enforcement agents after he was arrested Friday but later detailed his support for the terrorist group, the detention memo alleges.
    Tom Winter, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of agents
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  • Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant supported the Egyptian idea while ultranationalist ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich opposed it, officials said.
    Barak Ravid, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Now that China’s key ministers have spoken on stimulus, analysts have narrowed down the stocks likely to benefit.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of ministers
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  • Bates needed more than 200 stitches to repair the damage to her scalp, according to her attorneys.
    Jason Green, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Efforts to reach the five companies named as defendants in the lawsuit and the attorneys representing the Williams family were unsuccessful Friday.
    Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of attorneys
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  • Seventy-four percent of Republican government managers and 79% of Democrats favor banning private ownership of guns.
    Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Instead of empowering employees to take action, executives/managers feel the need to oversee every decision.
    Chaitra Vedullapalli, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of managers
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