Commissar
[,kɒmɪ'sɑː] or [,kɑmɪ'sɑr]
Definition
(noun.) an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit.
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Examples
- He is the chief commissar of the International Brigades. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I am only a commissar, as you know, Marty told him. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I don't need a political commissar, Robert Jordan told her. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
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