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Definition of Political commissar
1. Noun. An official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Political Commissar
Literary usage of Political commissar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Lessons of History: The Chinese People's Liberation Army at 75 by Laurie Burkitt, Andrew Scobell, Larry M. Wortzel, Heritage Foundation (Washington, D. C.) (2003)
"While seven of them spent their entire career in the political commissar system,
two served in command positions before becoming the political commissar, ..."
2. Conspicuous Destruction: War, Famine, and the Reform Process in Mozambique by Human Rights Watch (Organization)., Human Rights Watch (Organization (1992)
"We communicate to the presidential office that on the day 17/Apr/89, political
commissar Paulo Januario left the 7th battalion for the military subunit of ..."
3. Hostile to Democracy: The Movement System and Political Repression in Uganda by Peter Bouckaert, Human Rights Watch (Organization, Human Rights Watch (Organization) (1999)
"... then proceeded to meet in a series of closed, private sessions to select the
national political commissar and directors of the movement secretariat. ..."
4. Biographical Dictionary of the Comintern by Branko Lazitch (1986)
"He then took part in the Nanchang insurrection and, in December 1927, in the
Canton Commune insurrection. In 1931 he was named political commissar of the ..."
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