kommissarisch

German (Berlin)

/kɔmɪˈsaːʀɪʃ/

adj
Definitions
  • (of an office holder or administration) provisional, temporary
  • (of a substitutional or representative office holder) deputy
  • (of a head of a department, etc.) acting

Etymology

Suffix from German Kommissar (commissioner).

Origin

German (Berlin)

Kommissar

Gloss

commissioner

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