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 are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.