Thesaurus results for COMMISSIONER

commissioner

noun

Definition of commissioner

as in superintendent

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Recent Examples of commissioner Frank Strada, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Correction, will step down this month, Lee said. — Ed White, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 Strada was appointed commissioner of Tennessee’s Department of Correction by Lee in January 2023, after serving as deputy director of Arizona’s Department of Correction. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026 Frank Strada, commissioner of the Department of Correction, will step down this month, Lee said. — Ed White, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026 Vij was named the city’s next commissioner in February, becoming the first person of South Asian descent to hold the role. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for commissioner

Recent Examples of Synonyms for commissioner

Noun

Balknight had also planned to retire that day before agreeing to stay on as acting superintendent.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026
Alvamar’s superintendent, Mel Anderson, introduced GCSAA leaders to Lawrence real estate developer Bob Billings, who owned more than 3,000 acres in western Lawrence and found space to meet the association’s needs.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of superintendent

Noun

The plane was carrying out a medical evacuation in Bermuda, said Clarence Togeretz, the director of flight operations at Latitude Air Ambulance, which operates the plane.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 4 Oct. 2026
Sparkle Rainey is a youth activist and communications director at Young People's Alliance.

— Sparkle Rainey Tribune News Service, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of director

Noun

Two Rogers High School administrators were later charged with failing to make a mandatory report.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
For administrators running youth clubs, academies and athletic programs, inclusion should not begin after a child struggles.

— Irma Davarashvili, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of administrator

Noun

The deal, which Lago and the city manager worked on for years, is a renewal of a previous agreement and gives UM the ability to plan for more students, new housing and other buildings on its growing campus, including potentially a new hospital.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
In 2020 a 9-carat diamond was found by an Arkansas bank manager, and in 2024 a French man unearthed a 7-carat diamond.

— LAURA TURBAY, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of manager

Noun

Several Japanese nationals, including executives at top Japanese firms, were reportedly detained in August over alleged violations of dual-use goods export restrictions.

— Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
This year, for example, Regan dropped an initiative that would have restricted hospital executives’ pay, in exchange for the California Hospital Association not imposing new administrative hurdles on unions pursuing political campaigns.

— Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of executive

Noun

Sonoma County supervisors on Tuesday issued an emergency proclamation ahead of the developing El Niño season that is predicted to cause heavy rain during the winter.

— Senior Editor, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Alina Garcia, Miami-Dade County's supervisor of elections, told reporters Monday that ICE and other law enforcement agents will not be present inside any election polling site in the county.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of supervisor

Noun

Short lived acquisition Once seen as a blueprint for Chinese startups seeking global reach, Manus has become a cautionary tale for companies squeezed between regulators in Beijing and Washington.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Congolese businesses often lack the financing and technical skills to take over major mining contracts, limiting how far the regulator can act without disrupting operations.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026