Officials appointed to oversee and manage specific governmental departments, agencies, or administrative functions.
From Latin 'commissus' (entrusted) + suffix '-arius' (relating to). Evolved through Old French 'commettre' meaning 'to entrust', developing the modern sense of delegated authority by the 14th century.
The word embodies the fundamental democratic principle of delegated authority - citizens entrust power to representatives who then entrust specific responsibilities to commissioners. It's a linguistic chain of trust that mirrors governmental structure.
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