What does commissaire in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word commissaire in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use commissaire in French.

The word commissaire in French means superintendent, purser, commissioner, government auditor, official, auditor, statutory auditor, Planning Commissioner, supply officer, external auditor, steward, ship's steward, superintendent, police superintendent, chief superintendent, government commissioner, European Commissioner, commissioner general, commissary general, head of inquiry, auctioneer, licensed auctioneer, high commissioner, bankruptcy judge. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word commissaire

superintendent

nom masculin et féminin (fonctionnaire de police) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Julie vient d'être nommée commissaire à Orléans.
Julie has just been appointed as superintendent in Orléans.

purser

nom masculin et féminin (officier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le commissaire de bord a quitté le navire.
The ship's purser has disembarked.

commissioner

nom masculin et féminin (membre d'une commission)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon oncle a été nommé commissaire européen.
My uncle was appointed as European Commissioner.

government auditor

nom masculin et féminin (officier du ministère public)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La trésorerie de l'entreprise va être contrôlée par un commissaire aux comptes.
The company's accounts will be inspected by a government auditor.

official

nom masculin et féminin ([qqn] chargé temporairement de [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Romain est commissaire du marathon de Paris-Versailles.
Roman is an official at the Paris-Versailles Race.

auditor

nom masculin et féminin (personne qui vérifie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La régularité des épreuves sera vérifiée par un commissaire.
Consistency of testing will be checked by an auditor.

statutory auditor

nom masculin et féminin invariable (commissaire aux comptes) (finance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce n'est pas le moment de déranger les comptables ; les CAC sont là et ils doivent leur fournir toute sorte de document.

Planning Commissioner

nom masculin et féminin (type de haut fonctionnaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

supply officer

nom masculin et féminin (armée : officier administratif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

external auditor

nom masculin et féminin (contrôleur des comptes des entreprises)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce n'est pas le moment de déranger les comptables ; les commissaires aux compte sont là et ils doivent leur fournir toute sorte de document.
It is not a good time to disturb the accountants; the external auditors are in and they are requesting all sorts of documents.

steward, ship's steward

nom masculin (responsable des passagers d'un paquebot)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

superintendent, police superintendent

nom masculin et féminin (grade d'officier de police) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Maigret est un célèbre commissaire de Police imaginé par Simenon.

chief superintendent

nom masculin et féminin (commissaire à compétence nationale) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

government commissioner

nom masculin (magistrat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

European Commissioner

nom masculin (membre de la Commission européenne)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a autant de commissaires européens que d'Etats dans l'Union européenne.

commissioner general

nom masculin et féminin (type de haut fonctionnaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

commissary general

nom masculin et féminin (marine : officier d'intendance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

head of inquiry

nom masculin (qui dirige une enquête publique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le commissaire-enquêteur n'a pas encore fini de prendre connaissance de ce dossier.

auctioneer

nom masculin (professionnel des ventes aux enchères)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La vente aux enchères est animée par un commissaire-priseur.

licensed auctioneer

nom masculin (officier ministériel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les commissaires-priseurs judiciaires sont des officiers ministériels en charge des ventes aux enchères publiques.

high commissioner

nom masculin (titre de certains hauts fonctionnaires)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je ne connais pas le nouveau haut-commissaire à l'intégration.

bankruptcy judge

nom masculin et féminin (juge de tribunal de commerce) (law)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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