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People & Occupations — Lesson 79

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commander
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commander

kəˈmændər
an officer in command of a military unit
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commanders
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commanders

kəˈmændərz
an officer in command of a military unit
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commando
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commando

kəˈmændoʊ
a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids
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commentator
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commentator

ˈkɑːmənteɪtər
an expert who observes and comments on something
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commentators
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commentators

ˈkɑːmənteɪtərz
an expert who observes and comments on something
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commie
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commie

ˈkɑːmi
a socialist who advocates communism
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commies
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commies

ˈkɑːmiz
a socialist who advocates communism
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commissar
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commissar

ˌkɑːmɪˈsɑːr
an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit
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commissioner
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commissioner

kəˈmɪʃənər
a government administrator
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commissioners
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commissioners

kəˈmɪʃənɚz
a government administrator
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committeeman
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committeeman

kəˈmɪti.mæn
a man who is a member of committee
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commodore
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commodore

ˈkɑːmədɔːr
a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral
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