commissioner
Appointed department overseer
A commissioner is an official, usually appointed, with a specific duty or authority: The police commissioner announced that an investigation was underway.
In British English, a commissioner is the head of a government department, or the representative of the government in a region.
In business, a commissioner is someone who receives commission from a sale.
Person named to position
- bureaucratGovernment administrative official
- civil servantGovernment administration employee
- administratorPerson who manages operations
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
director · executive · regulator · superintendent · supervisor · secretary · manager · coordinator
Elected head of municipality
- governorState's chief executive
- senatorUpper chamber member
- legislatorElected maker of laws
- lawmakerOne who drafts legislation
congressperson · officeholder · policymaker · chairperson · committeeman · alderman · cabinet · appointed
Legal authority's scope
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- powersAbilities or authorities held
- charterFounding organizational document
ordinance · regulation · statute · bylaws · policy · legislation · directive · decree
One who acts for another
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- emissaryAgent sent abroad
- liaisonConnector between groups
proxy · deputy · agent · consul · diplomat · spokesperson · spokesman · negotiator
Association or distance unit
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- draftPreliminary version of text
- playoffsChampionship elimination series
- salary capMaximum team player spending
arbitration · suspension · fine · ruling · expansion · relocation · trade · contract
appointee
Person named to position
- bureaucratGovernment administrative official
- civil servantGovernment administration employee
- administratorPerson who manages operations
officer · director · executive · regulator · superintendent · supervisor · secretary · manager · coordinator · chief
mayor
Elected head of municipality
- governorState's chief executive
- senatorUpper chamber member
- legislatorElected maker of laws
lawmaker · congressperson · officeholder · policymaker · chairperson · committeeman · alderman · cabinet · appointed · elected
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- powersAbilities or authorities held
charter · ordinance · regulation · statute · bylaws · policy · legislation · directive · decree · sanction
representative
One who acts for another
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- emissaryAgent sent abroad
liaison · proxy · deputy · agent · consul · diplomat · spokesperson · spokesman · negotiator · intermediary
league
Association or distance unit
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- draftPreliminary version of text
- playoffsChampionship elimination series
salary cap · arbitration · suspension · fine · ruling · expansion · relocation · trade · contract · collective bargaining
- bossesboss, bossman, manager, supervisor, foreman
- Lawmensheriff, constable, marshal, deputy, lawman
- prison staffprison guard, correctional officer, corrections officer, guard, warden
- regulatorsthermostat, voltage regulator, regulatory agency, pressure regulator, oversight body
- sports executivesgeneral manager, GM, athletic director, team owner, owner
- Indian governancezilla, collector, municipality, municipal council, councillor
commissionersubordinate
One lower in rank
underling · junior officer · foot soldier · minion · peon
commissionerelected official
Voter-chosen public servant
elected representative · legislator · congressman · senator · councilmember
commissionerlicensee
Holder of granted rights
team owner · permit holder · franchise owner · compliance officer · player
- out of commissionUnable to function
- non-commissioned officersEnlisted military supervisors
- police commissionerHead of police department
- health commissionerGovernment medical authority head
- Federal Trade CommissionAgency overseeing marketplace fairness
- Commissioner Gordon
commission, commissioned, commissions, commissioners, commissionaire