PoliticsAugust 16, 2026

commissionerates

kuh-MIH-shuh-nayts

Definition

Administrative districts or jurisdictions under the authority and oversight of a police commissioner.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'commissio,' meaning a committing or entrusting, which evolved into 'commission' and was later used to describe the office or administrative area overseen by an official commissioned for a specific duty.

In the news

The article mentions that five new police commissionerates will be established to enhance law enforcement and effective policing across Bengaluru.

Filling vacant posts government’s priority: CM Shivakumar

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The New Indian Express

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