commissaris

Definitions of commissaris
  1. noun
    a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)
    synonyms: gouverneur, landvoogd, landvoogdes, ruwaard, stadhouder
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    controller, moderateur, regelaar, regulateur, regulator
    a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
  2. noun
    the head of a state government
    synonyms: gouverneur, landvoogd, landvoogdes, pipa, ruwaard, stadhouder
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    bei
    the governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire
    gouverneur-generaal, toean besur
    a governor of high rank
    provinciegouverneur
    a governor of a province in ancient Persia
    onderkoning
    governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign
  3. noun
    a government administrator
    synonyms: hoofdcommissaris
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    kaderlid, staflid
    someone who manages a government agency or department
  4. noun
    a member of a commission
    synonyms: commissielid
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    lid, lidmaat
    one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
  5. noun
    a worker who holds or is invested with an office
    synonyms: ambtenaar, beambte, employé, functionaris, magistraat, officiaal, officier, overheidsdienaar, regeringsfunctionaris, staatsambtenaar, staatsdienaar
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    stadsbode
    an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
    apparatsjik, bureaucraat, dienstklopper
    an official of a bureaucracy
    censor
    a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable
    landsdienaar, rijksambtenaar
    a public official who is a member of the civil service
    diplomaat, politicus, strateeg, tacticus
    an official engaged in international negotiations
    stalmeester
    an official charged with the care of the horses of princes or nobles
    brandpiket
    an official who is responsible for the prevention and investigation of fires
    kater
    an official who remains in office after his term
    titularis
    the official who holds an office
    Justitia, kantonrechter, politierechter, rechter, richter
    a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
    notaris, notarius
    someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions
    arts-assistent, assistent-arts, griffier
    someone responsible for keeping records
    regelaar, regulateur
    an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest
    kasbediende, lokettist
    an official appointed to count the votes (especially in legislative assembly)
    gemeentesecretaris, secretaris
    the official who keeps a town's records
    paranimf, portier
    an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber
    ambassadeur, ambassadrice
    a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another
    acquisiteur, advertentieacquisiteur
    a person who takes or counts votes
    Gouwenaar, kerkmeester, kerkvoogd
    an officer in the Episcopal church who helps a parish priest with secular matters
    consul
    a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
    Dan., Daniël
    a wise and upright judge
    diaken
    a Protestant layman who assists the minister
    doge
    formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa
    ouderling
    any of various church officers
    gezant
    a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
    internuntius
    (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope ranking below a nuncio
    opperrechter
    formerly a high judicial officer
    legaat, nuntius
    (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status
    persona non grata
    a diplomat who is unacceptable to the government to which he is sent
    pretor
    an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic
    reclasseringsambtenaar
    the officer of the court who supervises probationers
    procuratiehouder, procurator
    (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes
    ronselaar
    a sergeant deputized to enlist recruits
    koster, kosteres, sacristein
    an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
    assessor, bijzitter, schade-expert
    an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it
    belastingontvanger
    someone who collects taxes for the government
    penseelstreek, toets, touche
    one (as a judge) who examines and settles a case
    koster, kosteres
    a church officer who takes care of the interior of the building and acts as an attendant (carries the verge) during ceremonies
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    vakman, vakvrouw
    a worker who has acquired special skills
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