What is another word for commissariats?

Pronunciation: [kɒmɪsˈe͡əɹɪˌats] (IPA)

Commissariats is a term that refers to a government agency or department responsible for the supply and distribution of provisions to the military or civilian population. Some synonyms for commissariats include supply centers, distribution centers, depots, logistics centers, and provisioning centers. These terms are often used interchangeably to describe facilities or organizations that provide necessary resources and supplies to people during times of need. Other synonyms for commissariats could be storehouses, stockpiles, reserve centers, and emergency supply centers. All of these synonyms encompass the idea of a centralized location where resources and supplies are gathered and distributed as needed to support military or civilian missions.

What are the hypernyms for Commissariats?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Commissariats

Outside the commissariats de police in Paris and provincial towns of France, like Dijon and Lyons, and in the ports of Calais, Boulogne and Dieppe, there were great crowds of these tourists lined up in queue and waiting wearily through the hours until their turn should come to be measured with their backs to the wall and to be scrutinized by'police officers, sullen after a prolonged stream of entreaty and expostulation, for the colour of their eyes and hair, the shape of their noses and chins, and the "distinctive marks" of their physical beauty or ugliness.
"The Soul of the War"
Philip Gibbs

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