Commissar

Definitions

1. An official of the Communist Party, often attached to a military unit, who was responsible for political education.
   historical
2. The head of a commissariat.
   historical
3. A political functionary whose job is to push the party or government line.
   colloquial, humorous, often

Equivalents

Examples

“On Monday, state media named Wang Houbin as commander of the Rocket Force⟳ and Xu Xisheng as the political commissar of the force⟳ in a report⟳ highlighting their promotion to the rank of general by Chinese leader Xi Jinping.”

“There is a dangerous censoriousness pulsing through American society. In small towns and big cities alike, would-be commissars are fighting, in the name⟳ of a distinct minority of Americans, to stifle open⟳ discussion and impose⟳ their views on the community at large. Dissenters, when they speak⟳ out, are hounded, ostracized and sometimes even forced from their jobs.”

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