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

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis