deputy commissioner

collocation in English

meaningsofdeputyandcommissioner

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deputy
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdep.jə.ti/us
/ˈdep.jə.t̬i/
a person who is given the power to do something instead of another person, or the person whose rank is immediately below that of the leader of ...
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commissioner
noun[C]
uk
/kəˈmɪʃ.ən.ər/us
/kəˈmɪʃ.ən.ɚ/
an important official who has responsibility in a government department or ...
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(Definition ofdeputyandcommissionerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Adeputycommissionerwould have the same status as a deputy judge and the same conditions of appointment would apply.
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The facts as set out to me tonight by the commissioner anddeputycommissionerare as follows.
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It follows that, once appointed, an electoral commissioner or adeputycommissionershould be excluded from such activity.
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Thedeputycommissionerof police did not take up this offer.
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It is right to back the new commissioner, thedeputycommissionerand the assistant commissioner for crime.
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Clause 251 already provides arrangements for the removal of the commissioner and thedeputycommissioner.
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Is thedeputycommissionerthe way to get round the problem?
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He asked me particularly about thedeputycommissionerof the metropolis.
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I, and a commissioner, together with adeputycommissioner, were responsible for co-ordinating the work of 96 local authorities.
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It is just the unique position of the commissioner anddeputycommissionerwhich makes this a special case.
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I welcome the appointment of a commissioner, but there should be adeputycommissioneras well.
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There might be occasions when it would be better to have a person investigating a complaint against the commissioner ordeputycommissionerwho was not a police officer.
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Since thedeputycommissionerwould be appointed on the same basis as these deputy judges, it is eminently suitable that the same language should be used.
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Thedeputycommissionerwas asked whether there were any procedures for identifying the charities which had failed over a number of years to submit returns, as bound by statute.
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While serving asdeputycommissioner, he gained a reputation for being a thinking man's policeman.
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Five years later he was appointed a seniordeputycommissioner.
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Below the commissioner anddeputycommissionerare the heads of all offices, divisions, and regional directors.
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