political commissar

English

Etymology

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Noun

political commissar (plural political commissars)

(communism, military) A supervisory political officer responsible for ideological education and organization.
Synonyms: politruk, political officer

Translations

supervisory political officer

Chinese:
Mandarin: 政治委員／政治委员 (zh) (zhèngzhì wěiyuán), 政委 (zh) (zhèngwěi), 政戰官／政战官 (zhèngzhàn guān) (Taiwan)
Korean: 정치위원(政治委員) (jeongchiwiwon)
Russian: политру́к (ru) m (politrúk), комисса́р (ru) m (komissár)
Vietnamese: chính uỷ (vi), chính trị viên, chính trị ủy viên

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