commish

noun

com·​mish kə-ˈmish 

plural commishes

US, informal

: commissioner

the police commish

People who can't make the march are encouraged to fax art to HPD [Department of Housing Preservation and Development] commish Deborah Wright …

—Esther Kaplan, The Village Voice, 24 May 1994

especially : the commissioner of an organized professional sport

Just as the controversy got interesting, the commish jetted to L.A. for an emergency player meeting and brokered a quick resolution.

—Geoff Shackelford, Golf World, 26 Apr. 2010

Word History

Etymology

by shortening and respelling

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

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