commissariat
Sign in to saveA commissariat is a department or organization commanded by a commissary or by a corps of commissaries.
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- British Army
- 17th century
- 18th century
- 19th century
- In popular culture
- Penal colonies in Australia
- Soviet Army and modern Russian Army
- Religious usage
- Roman Catholic
- Zoroastrians
- See also
- References
A commissariat is a department or organization commanded by a commissary or by a corps of commissaries.
In many countries, commissary is a police rank. In those countries, a commissariat is a police station commanded by a commissary.
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