Commissariat

Definition: Commissariat

Commissariat

Noun

1. A stock or supply of foods.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "commissariat" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references)

Etymology: Commissariat \Com`mis*sa"ri*at\, noun. [French expression commissariat.]. (references)

Synonyms: Commissariat

Food

Food, pabulum; aliment, nourishment, nutriment; sustenance, sustentation, sustention; nurture, subsistence, provender, corn, feed, fodder, provision, ration, keep, commons, board; commissariat; (provision); prey, forage, pasture, pasturage; fare, cheer; diet, dietary; regimen; belly timber, staff of life; bread, bread and cheese.

Provision

Providing; Verb: purveyance; reinforcement, reenforcement; commissariat.

Crosswords: Commissariat

French (police-station).

Commissariat Bastille (2001)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• "Aménagement et réduction du temps de travail" : rapport d'un groupe de travail, réuni par le Commissariat général du plan de juin � septembre 1984 (reference)

• Financement du logement : rapport de la Commission, Commissariat du plan (reference)

• Les Enjeux technologiques des années 1985-1990 : étude réalisée par l'Observatoire français des techniques avancées (O.F.T.A.) pour le Commissariat général du plan dans la [sic] cadre des travaux préparatoires au 9e plan (reference)

• Pratique du commissariat aux comptes (reference)

• Répertoire numérique détaillé du fonds du Commissariat général de la République, 1918-1925 (reference)

  (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

In front of the building of the People's Commissariat of Communications, Soviet workers line up to watch a parade of German generals and soldiers taken prisoners on the Byelorussian front and paraded through the streets of Moscow / p. Credit: Library of Congress; photo by M. Mikhailov..

Encampment of the 71st Regiment at Balaclava commissariat camp &c. Credit: Library of Congress.

Ismail Pacha & Mr. Thompson of the Commissariat. Credit: Library of Congress.

Mr. Thompson of the Commissariat & attendants of Ismail Pacha. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Civil Liberties

Russia

According to the Slavic Law Center, on November 12, officials from the local military commissariat ("voyenkomat") in Lipetsk forcibly detained Baptist Christian Sergey Kovyazin. (references)

Russia

For example, in May authorities in Podolsk denied a permit to the Anti-Militarist Radical Association and the Radical Party to hold a demonstration against the war in Chechnya in front of the Podolsk military commissariat ("voyenkomat"), claiming that most of the event's potential participants were not residents of Podolsk but of Klimovsk, another town in the same region. (references)

Human Rights

Haiti

Although the 48-hour rule is violated in all parts of the country, it most often and most flagrantly is ignored in Jeremie, Cap Haitien, Petionville, and the Delmas commissariat of Port-au-Prince. (references)

Trade

Sri Lanka

For further information about the SLPA's warehouse facility contact the Commercial Manager of SLPA at: Commissariat Street, Colombo 1, telephone and fax 94-1-431648. The licensing authority for establishing a company-owned warehouse is the Director of Customs, Times Building, Colombo 1, telephone: 94-1-421141~49, Fax: 94-1-446364. (references)

Women

Nicaragua

Each commissariat is located adjacent to a police station and is staffed by six police officers, two social workers, one psychologist, and one lawyer. (references)

Worker Rights

Mauritania

A major focus of the commissariat is to address the vestiges and consequences of slavery. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Albanian

ministri (department, ministry, office), komisariat, intendencë (commissary). (various references)

Arabic 

‏مؤن (provision, provisions, ration, stock, store, subsistence, supplies, supply, viands, victuals), ‏الميرة نظام الطعام بالجيش. (various references)

Bulgarian 

хранителни припаси (larder, provisions, viands), комисариат, интендантство. (various references)

Czech

zásobovací sbor. (various references)

Danish

Generalkommissariat for euroen (General Commissariat for the Euro). (various references)

Dutch

Commissariaat-generaal voor de euro (General Commissariat for the Euro), douanechef (customs commissariat). (various references)

Farsi 

کلانتری (Policestation), اداره کارپردازی وخواربارارتش . (various references)

Finnish

eurovaliokunta (General Commissariat for the Euro). (various references)

French

intendance. (various references)

German

kommissariat, intendatur. (various references)

Greek 

επιμελητεία (commissary, logistics). (various references)

Hungarian

népbiztosság. (various references)

Indonesian

komisariat. (various references)

Italian

commissariato (police station). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

兵站部 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

へいた�"ぶ. (various references)

Manx

commisaraght. (various references)

Pig Latin

ommissariatcay.(various references)

Portuguese

comissariado. (various references)

Romanian

comisariat (police station), funcţie de comisar. (various references)

Russian 

интендантство (quartermaster corps). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

prehrambena služba, komesarijat. (various references)

Spanish

comisaría (factory, Nick, police-station, sty, stye). (various references)

Swedish

kommissariat, intendentur. (various references)

Turkish

levazım sınıfı, destek hizmetleri. (various references)

Ukrainian

інтендантство, комісаріат. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "commissariat": commissariats. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Commissariat" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: comissariat. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-3 letters: acrotisms, amoristic, aromatics, commissar, iotacisms, miasmatic, mosaicism, mosaicist, ostracism, scimitars, trisomics.

-4 letters: acrotism, amitosis, amorists, aoristic, aromatic, atomisms, camisias, iotacism, marasmic, massicot, sarcomas, scimitar, simitars, stoicism, trisomic.

-5 letters: acromia, amorist, amritas, amtracs, aorists, aristas, aristos, ascaris, atomics, atomism, camisas, camisia, caritas, casitas, castors, comitia, commata, commits, cosmism, cosmist, costars, marcato, marmots, mascots, mastics.

+1 letter: commissariats.

+4 letters: antiromanticisms.

+5 letters: communitarianisms.