political commissar

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Meaning

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

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It was run by a troika of Comintern heavyweights: André Marty was commander; Luigi Longo (Gallo) was Inspector-General; and Giuseppe Di Vittorio (Nicoletti) was chief political commissar. Source: Internet

Zanu PF is set to elect an interim Bulawayo provincial chairperson following the death of national hero Cde Absolom Sikhosana last month, the party's national political commissar, Cde Victor Matemadanda has confirmed. Source: Internet

FORMER Zanu-PF political commissar and G40 cabalist Saviour Kasukuwere’s bid for freedom hit a brick wall yesterday after a Harare magistrate threw out his application for discharge at the close of the State case, saying he had a case to answer. Source: Internet

"Resistance in Albania during the Second World War: Partisans, Nationalists and the S.O.E.", East European Quarterly 25 (1991) The General Headquarters was created with Spiro Moisiu as the commander and Hoxha as political commissar. Source: Internet

On July 18, Zhou relinquished his position as political commissar, and several leading positions were taken over by generals of the Fourth Red Army. Source: Internet

Trotsky extended the use of the death penalty to the occasional political commissar whose detachment retreated or broke in the face of the enemy. Source: Internet

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