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noun
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.
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commissar
1918, from Rus. komissar, from Ger. Kommissar "commissioner," ult. from M.L. commissarius (see commissary).
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commissar [(kom-uh-sahr)]In various communist systems of government, an official assigned to a group to ensure the group's conformity to Communist party doctrine. The heads of government departments in the former Soviet Union were called commissars.
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