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commissioner

[kuh-mish-uh-ner] / kəˈmɪʃ ə nər /
NOUN
agent
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Last year, former FDA commissioner David Kessler asked the agency to declare certain refined carbohydrates unsafe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

One of the most prominent examples is TN Seshan, who became a household name as India's chief election commissioner in the 1990s for fearlessly enforcing rules.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Neither Paul Cook, the county supervisor who represents Wrightwood, nor Jonathan Weldy, the planning commissioner for the district, returned messages seeking comment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

It can "reveal a significant amount of information about an individual, including information that is inherently private", said DPC deputy commissioner Graham Doyle in a statement released on Monday.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Wah-Ti-An-Kah said that he was not ashamed of his body, and after he and the delegation pressed their case, the commissioner agreed to end the ration policy.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Under the amendment, the total number of commissioners would shrink from 35 to as few as seven, and the staff required to host meetings also would shrink significantly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

In one instance, the report says, the two commissioners even wrote a letter complaining to the chief secretary, the top bureaucrat in the Indian government.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

After filming Teasdale across five years, Mitchell shelved his documentary when commissioners lost interest.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

In 1989, he took office on the county board of commissioners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Donelson, Feb. 16th Gen S. B. Buckner, Confed Army Sir: yours of this date proposing Armistice, and appointment of commissioners to settle terms of Capitulation is just received.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt




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