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commissioner

[kuh-mish-uh-ner] / kəˈmɪʃ ə nər /
NOUN
agent
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She later served as chief economist at Mandiri Sekuritas and Bank Mandiri and joined the Deposit Insurance Corporation as a commissioner in 2015.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

State Sen. Ben Allen and former San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim have split key endorsements, setting up a tight race for California’s next insurance commissioner.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

On Tuesday, Lavery was sacked from his role as a human rights commissioner but he remains in post as chief executive of the Law Society of Northern Ireland.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Tucker, the Democratic candidate for agriculture commissioner, is a fifth-generation Texan who ties his campaign to Texas’ populist movement and focuses on issues that receive the most petition signatures on his website.

From Salon Aug. 3, 2026

In 1871, for example, the US commissioner of education published a report by Edward Jarvis on the “Relation of Education to Insanity.”

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

The advocates, including Digital Equity LA and the California Alliance for Digital Equity, compiled evidence to help commissioners determine whether the merger was in the public interest.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

Trusty was one of two commissioners who voted last year to approve Paramount’s merger with another media company, Skydance.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

The community relies heavily on funding from surrounding Lee County to staff law enforcement, repave roads and widen arteries connecting Lehigh Acres to the region, said Cecil Pendergrass, chairman of the board of county commissioners.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Police and crime commissioners will be abolished as part of plans to devolve powers to Norfolk and Suffolk and create a mayorship covering the two counties.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

That’s why the county commissioners want Dad onstage with them at the meeting tonight.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor




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