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county commissioner

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noun

  1. a member of a U.S. county board overseeing the collection and disbursement of funds and other affairs of the county.


Etymology

Origin of county commissioner

First recorded in 1680–90

Example Sentences

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Former New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is backing Brendan Gill, a county commissioner in Essex County, on the more urban eastern edge of the district.

From Salon

Mo Ivory, a Democratic Fulton County commissioner, arrived on the scene shortly after the FBI agents and said that once an error on the warrant was corrected, they backed up lines of trucks to the elections warehouse and spent hours carting away boxes of ballots and other materials.

From Salon

Ivory, the Fulton County commissioner, said that while county officials had complied with the warrant, they expected to challenge the administration’s actions in court.

From Salon

Another Fulton County commissioner, Marvin Arrington, posted what appears to be the cover page External link of the warrant on social media, writing, “They are alleging a criminal offense by someone but the case is sealed so we have no way to confirm.”

From Barron's

Higgins, a county commissioner, defeated former city manager Emilio González by roughly 59 percent to 41 percent, according to preliminary results.

From Salon