Read full poem →but marrying a rich widow got into the
House^ and is now Commissioner in all
Excises^ and is one of the Council of
Dictionary Entry
A person appointed to a specific official duty or function, often as part of a commission or committee.
In a Sentence
“The police commissioner briefed the press on the ongoing investigation.”
Origin
From French 'commissaire', from Medieval Latin 'commissarius'.
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Poetry examples for “commissioner”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →lands ; and Commissioner for the sale of
Read full poem →horse ; of the Bedchamber to his High^
ness ; Serjeant Buffoon ; Commissioner
for sale of the Fee-farm Rents.
Read full poem →citor, now his Majesty's Surveyor-general,
and a Commissioner for the sale of the
Fee-farm Rents.
Read full poem →the Archbishop of Canterbury: hath a
place in the Exchequer; and Commissioner
in the Prize Office.
Read full poem →IN Talbot. — Captain in the Guards ;
Excise farmer; Commissioner of
Read full poem →own daughter ; one of the Green Cloth ;
and Commissioner for Irish Claims.
Read full poem →Sir W. Heyward. — A Privy -chamber man,
and Commissioner for the sale of the Fee-
farm Rents.
Read full poem →by which some thousands of them were
starved; Commissioner of the Prizes;
now of foreign and Excise ; one of the