Thesaurus results for COMMISSARY

commissary

noun

ˈkä-mə-ˌser-ē

Definition of commissary

as in deputy

a person who acts or does business for another will serve as commissary of religious education for the whole diocese

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Recent Examples of commissary The men shared ramen and cookies from the commissary, gave cups and bowls to newcomers and paid for phone minutes for detainees to call their families. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026 His attorneys are asking the court to order payment of the Age-30 Distribution — including growth earned while it was withheld — and to instruct the successor trustee to fund Reiner’s commissary account. — Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026 Nick Reiner has been unable to access his trust money for jail commissary, his lawyers said in a new court filing. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2026 Many adventures later, Portillo sold his business to private equity, his chain of thirty-eight restaurants and two commissaries valued at a cool billion. — John Lanchester, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for commissary

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Noun

Yotova's main challenger is economist Andrei Gyurov, a former deputy governor of the central bank and caretaker prime minister who led the country in the early months of 2026.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
The video shows four deputies running after Garza along Interstate 10 in Palm Springs, with Garza facing the deputies several times while holding an object in his hands.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of deputy

Noun

Each participant will get a tailored calendar of pre-booked meetings with teams from the JAFF Future Project selection, rights holders from JAFF IP Connection, exhibitors and other delegates.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
Late last month, roughly 100 dockworker delegates from four countries rallied outside DP World’s Centerm terminal at the Port of Vancouver, following an international anti-automation summit that included Montreal’s own CUPE Local 375.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of delegate

Noun

Bezos hasn’t publicly confirmed the deal, and representatives for Bezos didn’t immediately respond to Fortune’s request for comment.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Delja Hancock, a motor vehicle representative for the DMV, joined the strike at its headquarters.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of representative

Noun

According to Jáuregui’s defense team, the federal prosecutor’s office said the agents were close to the person who led the operation, the Chihuahua investigations chief who was one of two deceased Mexicans.

— María Verza, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Even nicotine-free formulas contain flavorings and solvent agents like propylene glycol and vegetable glycerin.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of agent

Noun

Tan-Gillespie ultimately stayed with the chain throughout secondary school, later rising to assistant general manager.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Allen denied both women's allegations and filed counterclaims against them in July 2023, accusing his former manager of defamation and other claims and accusing Jane Doe 2 of unlawfully taking his cellphone following their encounter.

— Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of manager

Noun

The city attorney will finalize the formal contract for future council ratification.

— Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
All three men are planning to address the court, and their attorneys will give a presentation on each brother’s behalf, according to court filings.

— Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of attorney

Noun

Their representatives spoke after meeting with Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu earlier Monday, before the ministers’ news conference.

— Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
He was reelected four years later and was succeeded by one of his cabinet ministers, Dilma Rousseff, in 2010.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

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