Associations to the word «Commissariat»

Wiktionary

COMMISSARIAT, noun. A supply of food.
COMMISSARIAT, noun. The department of an army that supplies provisions for the troops.
COMMISSARIAT, noun. (historical) A department of the government of the Soviet Union in the early period of its existence.
COMMISSARIAT, noun. A territorial and governmental unit of Colombia at some points in its history.

Dictionary definition

COMMISSARIAT, noun. A stock or supply of foods.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley