commissar

/,kɔmi'sɑ:/

Thân thiện

The commissar addresses the soldiers in the barracks.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A political officer in a communist party, especially one responsible for political education and loyalty within a military unit: A commissar is an official appointed by a communist party to ensure political orthodoxy, indoctrinate personnel with party doctrine, and maintain loyalty to the party's leadership, particularly within the armed forces.

Usage and Examples

• Noun:
  • The political commissar addressed the troops on the importance of party loyalty.
  • During the Soviet era, every army unit had a commissar working alongside the military commander.

Advanced Usage and Context

• The role of a commissar historically extended beyond the military to include oversight in government agencies and industrial enterprises to enforce party policy.
• The term often carries connotations of strict ideological control and surveillance.
• "Political commissar": A more specific term frequently used interchangeably with "commissar" to emphasize the political, non-military command role.

Variants and Related Words

• Commissariat (noun): The department or officials headed by a commissar; a government department in the Soviet Union.
  • He worked in the food commissariat.

Synonyms

• Political officer
• Party overseer
• Ideological instructor

Related Phrases and Terms

• Commissar Order: Refers to a specific, notorious German military order during World War II regarding the treatment of Soviet political commissars.
• People's Commissar: A historical title for the head of a government department in the early Soviet Union (equivalent to a minister).

Học thuật

Noun

1. an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit

Từ đồng nghĩa

• political commissar