commissar Synonyms
Another word for commissar
• noun (Context 1)
An official of the Communist Party, especially in the former Soviet Union or present-day China, responsible for political education, ideological indoctrination, and organization.
"The party apparatchik delivered a lengthy lecture on ideological loyalty to the factory workers."
• noun (Context 2)
A head of a government department in the Soviet Union prior to 1946, equivalent to a government minister.
"In 1918, the People's commissioner for Foreign Affairs signed the diplomatic treaty on behalf of the new Soviet government."
• noun (Context 3)
Any official or authority figure who attempts to control public opinion or strictly enforce orthodoxy in a particular sphere (often used disapprovingly).
"Critics accused the network executives of acting like cultural commissars by censoring unconventional television scripts."