commissionership

noun

The role or office of commissioner.

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Meanings

nouncommissionership (plural commissionerships)

plural commissionerships

  1. The role or office of commissioner.

    When he retired, he called his commissionership “the greatest job in the world; you’re always visiting wonderful places.”

    2008 February 23, Dennis Hevesi, “Orin Lehman, 88, Parks Steward, Dies”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
commissionship

Origin

From commissioner + -ship.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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