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May 26, 2012
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com•mis•sar



Pronunciation: (kom'u-sär", kom"u-sär'), [key]
—n.
1. the head of any of the major governmental divisions of the U.S.S.R.: called minister since 1946.
2. an official in any communist government whose duties include political indoctrination, detection of political deviation, etc.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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