commissariat
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
commissariat /ˌkɒmɪˈsɛːrɪət/
▶noun
- 1 chiefly Military a department for the supply of food and equipment.
- 2 a government department of the Soviet Union before 1946.
– origin C16: from Fr. commissariat, reinforced by med. L. commissariatus, both from med. L. commissarius (see commissary).
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