What does commissariat in French mean?

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

The word commissariat in French means police station, commission, statutory auditors, police station, general commission, general committee, high commission, high commission, high commissioner. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word commissariat

police station

nom masculin (locaux de la police)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le commissariat de la ville est à côté de la mairie.
The town's police station is next to the town hall.

commission

nom masculin (organisme administratif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hervé est chercheur au commissariat à l'énergie atomique.
Harvey is a researcher at the Atomic Energy Commission.

statutory auditors

nom masculin (organisme de contrôle des CAC)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Pierre travaille au commissariat aux comptes.

police station

nom masculin (bureau de police)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Christian a été muté au commissariat de police d'Angers.

general commission, general committee

(organe gouvernement en charge de [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

high commission

nom masculin (institution) (institution)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le haut-commissariat aux réfugiés dépend des Nations Unies.

high commission

nom masculin (bâtiment) (premises)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Martin travaille toujours tard au haut-commissariat le mardi.

high commissioner

nom masculin (fonction) (post)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le haut-commissariat aux anciens combattants est une charge importante.

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