Also means
superintendent
Usage Note
Commissaire most often refers to a commissaire de police, a senior police rank in France equivalent roughly to superintendent or chief inspector. In business and EU contexts, it means a commissioner (un commissaire européen). The word is gender-neutral in form, taking un or une depending on the person.
Examples
"Le commissaire dirige l'enquête depuis ce matin."
Natural Translation
The commissioner has been leading the inquiry since this morning.

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