ˌkäməˈserēət sometimes -sa(a)r- or -ēˌat; in sense 3 also -sär- or -sȧr-; usu -d.+V noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin commissariatus, from Medieval Latin commissarius + Latin -atus -ate
1.
a. : the organized system by which armies and military posts are supplied with food and daily necessaries
b. : the body of officers charged with such service
2. : food supplies : one's stock of provisions : commissary
3.
[Russian komissariat, from German kommissariat, from New Latin commissariatus ]
: a government department in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics until 1946 — compare collegium , commissar 2
4. : a board of commissioners : commission