Commissariat Meaning
/ˌkɑ.mɪˈsɛr.i.ət/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA supply of food.
nounThe department of an army that supplies provisions for the troops.
Sentence Examples
The commissariat provided food for the army.
He worked in the army's commissariat department.
The commissariat was responsible for supplying food to the troops.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The military ____ distributed rations to the troops at the remote base.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The army ____ was responsible for providing food to all troops.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree French commissariatbor. English commissariat Borrowed from French commissariat.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"We gave such dinner-parties as our commissariat allowed; the menu was simplicity itself - " blanket " for every course, cunningly disguised as soup, entree, and, I was going to say, joint."
— 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 79:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The military ____ distributed rations to the troops at the remote base.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The army ____ was responsible for providing food to all troops.