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title: commissioner — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «commissioner» in the school dictionary: A commissioner is an important official put in charge of a government department, an organisation or an area of work. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# commissioner

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**Who acts:** commissioner, police commissioner, town, brother · **What happens:** be, put, charge, speak, listen, have · **To what, where:** important official, charge, government department, head, police forces, sport · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«commissioner» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [commissioner in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/commissioner.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A commissioner is an important official put in charge of a government department, an organisation or an area of work.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:commissioner:m1:1
# text = A commissioner is an important official put in charge of a government department, an organisation or an area of work.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	commissioner	commissioner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	official	official	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	charge	charge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	department	department	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	organisation	organisation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a commissioner | a important official |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **put** | participle |  | a important official *not said here* |  | charge of a government department and a organisation or a area of work |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in charge=Destination |
| 3 | **charge** |  |  | a government department and a organisation or a area of work |  |  |  |  | nom charge «act transitive»: of=patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In some police forces the commissioner is the head of the police.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:commissioner:m2:1
# text = In some police forces the commissioner is the head of the police.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
3	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	compound	_	_
4	forces	force	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	commissioner	commissioner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the commissioner | the head |  | some police forces |  | of the police | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In sport a commissioner can be the official in charge of a whole league.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:commissioner:m3:1
# text = In sport a commissioner can be the official in charge of a whole league.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	sport	sport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	commissioner	commissioner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	official	official	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	charge	charge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	league	league	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | can | a commissioner |  |  | sport |  | in charge of a whole league; official *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **charge** |  |  | a whole league |  |  |  |  | nom charge «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The police commissioner spoke to reporters.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:commissioner:x1:1
# text = The police commissioner spoke to reporters.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	compound	_	_
3	commissioner	commissioner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	reporters	reporter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | the police commissioner |  |  |  |  | to reporters | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to reporter=Co-Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The children's commissioner listens to the problems of young people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:commissioner:x2:1
# text = The children's commissioner listens to the problems of young people.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	commissioner	commissioner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	listens	listen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	problems	problem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **listen** | present | the children's commissioner |  |  |  |  | to the problems of young people | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to problem=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our town has a commissioner for parks and roads.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:commissioner:x3:1
# text = Our town has a commissioner for parks and roads.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	commissioner	commissioner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	parks	park	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	roads	road	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Our town | a commissioner |  |  |  | for parks and roads | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent commissioner=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The commissioner of the league announced the new rules.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:commissioner:x4:1
# text = The commissioner of the league announced the new rules.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	commissioner	commissioner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	league	league	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	announced	announce	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **announce** *speech: other* | past | the commissioner of the league | the new rules |  |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the comic, the commissioner called the hero for help.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:commissioner:x5:1
# text = In the comic, the commissioner called the hero for help.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	comic	comic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	commissioner	commissioner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	xcomp	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | participle · passive |  | the commissioner |  | the comic |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The commissioner visited our school to talk about safety.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:commissioner:x6:1
# text = The commissioner visited our school to talk about safety.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	commissioner	commissioner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	visited	visit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | past | the commissioner | our school |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent school=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **talk** | to-infinitive | the commissioner *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about safety | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about safety=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His brother, the Commissioner of Taxes, had a dispute with the Minister and was disgraced.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:commissioner:x7:1
# text = His brother, the Commissioner of Taxes, had a dispute with the Minister and was disgraced.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Commissioner	Commissioner	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Taxes	Tax	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
9	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	dispute	dispute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Minister	Minister	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	disgraced	disgrace	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | His brother | a dispute |  |  |  | with the Minister | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dispute=Patient |
| 2 | **disgrace** | past · passive | His brother *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle» |

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