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commissioners

Syllables: com·mis·sion·ersUK/kəˈmɪʃənəz//kəˈmɪʃənɚz/

commissioners is the plural of commissioner.

Meaning of commissioner

Noun

commissioner (plural commissioners)

  1. One who commissions something.
    • […] the 'private nature' of commissioned pictures, particularly portraits, was frequently mentioned as the justification for two types of proposal: the ownership of painting copyright by the commissioner, or ownership of painting copyright by the artist […]2018, Elena Cooper, Art and Modern Copyright: The Contested Image, page 164
  2. One commissioned to perform certain duties.
  3. A member of a commission.
    1. An official in charge of a government department, especially a police force.

Noun capitalized: Commissioners

Commissioners

  1. (plural) plural of Commissioner

Phrases with commissioners

Questions about commissioners

What is commissioners the plural of?
Commissioners is the plural of commissioner.
What part of speech is commissioners?
Commissioners is a noun.
How do you pronounce commissioners?
Commissioners is pronounced /kəˈmɪʃənɚz/ (US).

Words near commissioners in the dictionary

  1. Commissioner-designate
  2. commissionerate
  3. commissionerates
  4. commissioneress
  5. commissioneresses
  6. commissioners
  7. Commissioners Creek
  8. commissioners of oaths
  9. Commissioners-designate
  10. commissionership
  11. commissionerships

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