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B2⚖️ Law & Politics

Italian word

commissario

a commissioner; a special administrator appointed to manage a troubled entity

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commissary

a military store; a deputy officer; a canteen

⚠️ The trap

An Italian 'commissario straordinario' is an emergency administrator appointed by the government to run a failed company or local authority. English 'commissary' is an entirely different thing (a store or deputy). 'Commissario' also means a police inspector in Italy.

To say "a military store; a deputy officer; a canteen" in Italian:

commissario

"commissario" in English means:

a commissioner; a special administrator appointed to manage a troubled entity

Example

"La società è stata messa in commissariamento."

"The company was placed under special administration."

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