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Meanings of commissariat in English

Portuguese
delegacia
Catalan
provisions

A stock or supply of foods.

        delegacia

        Organization.

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                Usage of commissariat in English
                1
                This is the opinion of army commissariat officers serving in Irish relief.
                The Irish Times
                2
                The first and perhaps the greatest marvel of London is the commissariat.
                Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 1 / Great Britain and ...
                3
                The blankets the commissariat gave us were of an entirely different sort.
                The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition...
                4
                For the last week monotony had been the keynote of our commissariat.
                Love Among the Chickens
                5
                There is a commissariat appointed for the purpose of feeding the troops.
                Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet
                6
                Five of the newly-arrived officers were appointed to the commissariat transport service.
                Through Three Campaigns: A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti
                7
                Judging from the amount of baggage, the commissariat department was all right.
                Round About the Carpathians
                8
                He is head of the commissariat department of an army of righteousness.
                Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers
                9
                Half-a-dozen gentlemen had formed themselves into a commissariat, and were arranging luncheon.
                Station Life in New Zealand
                10
                A commissariat train was leaving Johannesburg at two o'clock the next morning.
                On the Firing Line
                11
                There were four other officers, two doctors, and an officer of commissariat.
                By Sheer Pluck: A Tale of the Ashanti War
                12
                While the viewer views, his followers are on commissariat and quartermaster's service.
                The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 58, August, 1862 / A Magazi...
                13
                No railroads, no telegraphs, no skilled commissariat with careful provision for sustenance.
                The Great Round World And What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 22...
                14
                He's my private secretary, you know, and boss of the commissariat department.
                The Hermit of Far End
                15
                No doubt, too, you have gone into the railway and commissariat arrangements?
                The Betrayal
                16
                Start a commissariat train or a company in close order across, and-whew
                The Last Shot
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