What does commissariato in Italian mean?

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

The word commissariato in Italian means commissariat, police station, commission, place under receivership, place under receivership. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word commissariato

commissariat

sostantivo maschile (commissario: carica) (office of commissioner)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Gli fu dato un commissariato nel quartiere più difficile della città.

police station

sostantivo maschile (commissario: ufficio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le chiediamo di passare domani al commissariato per una testimonianza.

commission

sostantivo maschile (ente governativo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
È stato istituito l'alto commissariato per la lotta alla mafia.
A high commission was put in place to fight the mafia.

place under receivership

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (sottoporre a un commissario)

place under receivership

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (sottoporre ad autorità esterna)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
L'idea di commissariare il comune non è stata ben accolta dai partiti di opposizione.

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