# commissariat

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌkɑ.mɪˈsɛr.i.ət/ · frequency rank #57,947

## Definitions
1. A supply of food.
2. The department of an army that supplies provisions for the troops.
3. A department of the government of the Soviet Union in the early period of its existence.
4. A territorial and governmental unit of Colombia at some points in its history.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French commissariat.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/commissariat