county commissionern.
/ˌkaʊntɪ kəˈmɪʃn̩ə/, /ˌkaʊntɪ kəˈmɪʃ(ə)nə/, U.S. /ˌkaʊn(t)i kəˈmɪʃ(ə)nər/ 1. U.S.
a. An official charged with the administration of local government at the county level, esp. a member of a county commission.
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society > authority > office > holder of office > public officials > [noun] > in U.S.
fence-viewer1661
county commissioner1668
naval officer1702
agent1707
processioner1731
Indian agent1766
processionary1890
trustbuster1893
1668 in Rec. Mass. Bay (1854) IV. ii. 364 For county commissioner, this Court doe nominate..Capt Hopestill Foster.
1672 in Rep. Rec. Commissioners Boston (1881) 65 Mr John Richards is chosen Comissioner to carry the votes of the freemen of this towne to the Countie Comissioners.
1768 in Votes & Proc. House of Representatives Pennsylvania (1776) 95 To County Commissioners and Assessors, and Clerks Fees..£185 9 0.
1850 New Eng. Farmer 2 231 The county commissioners, for some years past, have assessed upon farmers a tax for their occupations, for county purposes.
1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. II. xlviii. 230 The chief administrative officers are the county commissioners, of whom there are three in Massachusetts.
1939 Street & Smith's Western Story Mag. 23 Sept. 60/1 He had once been county commissioner and he still liked to dabble in politics in the county.
1977 V. L. Marando & R. D. Thomas Forgotten Governments iii. 59 Education is largely handled by school districts, mostly independent from county commissioners.
2004 Cincinnati Mag. Jan. 49/1 The question of whether a county commissioner should be weighing in on the courts, over which he has no jurisdiction, is a matter for debate.
b. Board (also Court) of county commissioners n. the committee on which the county commissioners sit; a county commission.
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society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > types of body or spec. bodies > [noun] > committee > other types of committee
committee1571
council of war1590
special committee1606
standing committeea1632
Committee of Safety1642
working party1744
finance committee1783
Board (also Court) of county commissioners1806
business committee1825
national committee1826
watch committee1835
working group1888
Central Committee1917
action committee1918
action group1927
ombuds-committee1964
PESC1969
1806 Pittsburgh (Pa.) Gaz. 21 Oct. One of themselves..would do credit to any board of County Commissioners in the state.
1819 Illinois Emigrant 27 Mar. An act establishing the courts of county commissioners.
1872 Newton Kansan 22 Aug. 3/4 Notice is hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners of Harvey County will meet.
1906 Paupers in Almshouses 1904 (U.S. Bureau of Census) 41/1 The court of county commissioners may purchase lands and other property for the erection and maintenance of a poorhouse.
1984 Crisis Oct. 24/3 No black person has served on the Board of County Commissioners in Pasquotank County in this century.
2002 ABA Jrnl. Apr. 14/3 I was asked by the then-sitting board of county commissioners to draft an ordinance.
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society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > [noun] > Justice of the peace or district magistrate
Justice of the Peace1423
justice1509
conservator of the peacea1513
Warden of the Peace1543
Guardian of the Peace1581
mittimus1630
magistrate1727
J.P.1732
beak1799
county commissioner1809
bubble and squeak1935
1809 T. E. Tomlins Jacob's Law-dict. at County rates Justices of liberties and franchises not subject to the County commissioners.
1849 Newcastle Courant 1 June The judges decided that a pension of 199l a year, enjoyed by a retired county commissioner..might be dealt with by the assignees.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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