commissionshipn.
/kəˈmɪʃnʃɪp/, U.S. /kəˈmɪʃənˌʃɪp/ The office or position of a commissioner. Cf. commissionership n. 2.
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1802 S. Meredith Let. 29 Apr. in T. Jefferson Papers (2010) XXXVII. 357 Should a Vacancy happen in the Commissionship of Bankruptcy for this state, permit me to recommend him to your Notice.
1834 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 642/2 Butter both sides of their [sc. the Whigs'] bread With..Commissionships, Sheriffdoms, Deps.
1890 Calcutta Rev. 90 391 A Commissionship entails a vast deal of quasi-judicial work.
1912 Crisis July 113/1 At a recent primary election ten candidates for the five commissionships were nominated.
1968 S. Yurick Bag ix. 350 Mr. Carity with his posturing and his commissionship does not know what happens.
2014 Irish Independent (Nexis) 2 Sept. The Taoiseach Enda Kenny said that he was pushing for a commissionship that would be related to jobs, investment and growth.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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