commissary

n., pl., -ies.

1. 1. A supermarket for military personnel and their dependents, usually located on a military installation.
   2. A store where food and equipment are sold, as in a mining camp.
2. A lunchroom or cafeteria, especially one in a film or television studio.
3. A person to whom a special duty is given by a higher authority; a deputy.

[Middle English commissarie, agent, from Medieval Latin commissārius, from Latin commissus, entrusted. See commission.]

Store selling food and supplies, often at a military outpost. Commissaries are often subsidized, allowing them to charge reduced prices for qualified clientele (e.g., a military PX commissary).

Grocery store on base run by DeCA (Defense Commissary Agency).

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kommissær, kantine, kantinemad, intendant, forsyningsafdeling

Nederlands (Dutch)
(bisschoppelijke) commissaris, intendant, kantine in filmstudio

Français (French)
n. - (US, Mil) dépôt de vivres, supermarché (pour les militaires), (US, Cin) restaurant de studio, (US, Mil) officier d'intendance, commissaire, délégué

Deutsch (German)
n. - Beauftragter, Verpflegungs(ausgabe)stelle

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απεσταλμένος, αντιπρόσωπος, (στρατ.) αξιωματικός επιμελητείας/φροντιστής

Italiano (Italian)
commissario

Português (Portuguese)
n. - comissário (m), delegado (m) representante (m)

Русский (Russian)
склад, уполномоченный

Español (Spanish)
n. - comisario

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - intendent, ombud, biskops ställföreträdare, intendenturaffär (am.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
代表, 委员, 物资供应所

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 代表, 委員, 物資供應所

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 물자배급소, 구내식당, 병참부

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 物資配給所, 売店, 供給された糧食, 代理, 主教代理, 代理人, 食堂

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مخزن تموين في الجيش, ضابط مسئول عن تموين الجيش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נציג של הגמון, סגן, מזנון, חנות, קצין אספקה‬

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