Commissary (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural com·mis·sar·ies.
  1. a store that sells food and supplies to the personnel or workers in a military post, mining camp, lumber camp, or the like.
  2. a dining room or cafeteria, especially one in a motion-picture studio.
  3. a person to whom some responsibility or role is delegated by a superior power; a deputy.
  4. (in France) a police official, usually just below the police chief in rank.
  5. commissar.
noun plural -saries
  1. a shop supplying food or equipment, as in a military camp
  2. an officer responsible for supplies and food
  3. a snack bar or restaurant in a film studio
  4. a representative or deputy, esp an official representative of a bishop
Commissary (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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