commissioner

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Recent Examples of commissioner As the lone Democratic commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission, Anna Gomez has been in the unique position of speaking out on some of the agency’s biggest decisions and even publicly urging Disney to fight back against the FCC. Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026 Ivan Capifali, the commissioner of the city’s Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, confirmed his retirement on Monday via a news release from the mayor’s office following inquiries from the Tribune. Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 Democrats haven’t won a statewide seat since 2018, when now-chairperson of the Florida Democratic Party, Nikki Fried, became a one-term agriculture commissioner. Liv Caputo, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026 Kusama was selected to represent Japan at the 45th Venice Biennale, with art critic Akira Tatehata serving as commissioner of the Japanese Pavilion. Tessa Solomon For Artnews, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for commissioner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commissioner
Noun
  • The state superintendent would need approval from the president of the State Board of Education, or the president's designee, before taking that step.
    Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • For 10 years prior to that, Villont’s jobs included director of educational technology, assistant principal, principal and regional superintendent for the Diocese of Rockford.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Frank Lenk, director of economic research at the Mid-America Regional Council, said automotive goods are one of Kansas City’s largest exports, and many of those products go back and forth across the border with Canada.
    Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Tonette Mendoza, a former college player who is now the executive director of the Philippine Tennis Association, first saw a six-or-seven-year-old Eala play at a local tournament.
    Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Worse, the su binary—the code that provides the command-line interface allowing users with low-level system rights to temporarily gain administrator-level access—is set to grant root without any authentication.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Three months ago, Jimmy Morales was one of the most powerful administrators in local government, serving as a top deputy to Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • During a news conference Wednesday, general manager Brian Gutekunst was asked if the Packers would need to add another running back in the event Jacobs faced charges and got suspended.
    Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Brewers manager Pat Murphy had a discussion with third base umpire and crew chief Vic Carapazza in the third, when Misiorowski fell behind 2-0 on Francisco Alvarez following a walk to Morel.
    CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The states presented evidence that senior executives at Meta, intent on maximizing their company’s growth, had repeatedly set aside concerns about what its products were doing to its youngest users.
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Senior executives at Nordstrom have made their human customer interactions part of their brand identity as well.
    John Hall, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Hoffenberg has insinuated that fellow Democrat Chris Getty, the Lyons Township supervisor, improperly accessed the video and had a hand in leaking information about the footage to Gorman.
    Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The supervisors voted unanimously to advance the moratorium, and the crowd erupted.
    Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Data regulators in the European Union are currently probing privacy concerns with Meta’s glasses and have suggested that Meta may not have properly field-tested the LED light to ensure that the public would understand its safety functionality.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In the Midwest and Plains, incumbent transmission owners have asked regulators to prohibit competitive bidding for power lines.
    Joshua Macey, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In his inaugural Jackson Hole speech as chairman, Warsh warned that persistent inflation may necessitate further monetary tightening.
    William Pesek, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • That more than doubled its stock, pushing its market cap above $9 billion, adding to the bottom line of Thrive and Kushner, who is vice chairman and has personal holdings.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

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“Commissioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commissioner. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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