commissionerate

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noun

Part of a district placed under the control of a police commissioner.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nouncommissionerate (plural commissionerates)

plural commissionerates

  1. IndiaPart of a district placed under the control of a police commissioner.

Origin

From commissioner + -ate (forms nouns denoting a rank or office, here the concrete charge of it).

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APA

commissionerate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commissionerate

MLA

“commissionerate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commissionerate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “commissionerate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commissionerate.

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