comisionado

/komisjoˈnado/ · B2 · noun · m

commissioner

comisionado — commissioner

Commission + -ado = commissioned, one given a commission: a commissioner

From comisión (commission) plus the past-participle ending -ado, like English commissioned. Both come from Latin committere, to entrust. A comisionado is someone entrusted with a task or office.

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