Definition of "commissioner" []

• A member of a commission. (noun)
• A person authorized by a commission to perform certain duties. (noun)
• A governmental official in charge of a department: a police commissioner. (noun)
• Sports An official selected by an athletic association or league to exercise administrative or regulatory powers over it: a baseball commissioner. (noun)

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• "Though the title commissioner is a charged word for many in the sport, some believe it should and can happen."
• "` ` I'm glad the commissioner is as capable of being changable as President Bush is on his policy in Iraq, '' Jackson joked, adding that if Stern ` ` doesn't give me a $25,000 fine, I'm all right. ''"
• "The trouble with Selig as a commissioner is the conflict of interest with his Brewers ownership."