commissioner

Everyday

1. A commissioner is an important official put in charge of a government department, an organisation or an area of work. tree →
2. In some police forces the commissioner is the head of the police. tree →
3. In sport a commissioner can be the official in charge of a whole league. tree →

In the lessons

In social studies and news, a commissioner leads things such as the police, a city's water or health service, or a children's rights office. In stories the police commissioner gives orders to detectives. Phrases: police commissioner, children's commissioner, county commissioner, the Commissioner of Police.

Examples

• The police commissioner spoke to reporters. tree →
• The children's commissioner listens to the problems of young people. tree →
• Our town has a commissioner for parks and roads. tree →
• The commissioner of the league announced the new rules. tree →
• In the comic, the commissioner called the hero for help. tree →
• The commissioner visited our school to talk about safety. tree →
• His brother, the Commissioner of Taxes, had a dispute with the Minister and was disgraced. tree →

Note

Countable: a commissioner, commissioners. Spelling: two m's and two s's: co-MM-i-SS-ion-er. Used with a capital letter as a title (Commissioner Gordon).