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divisionnaire

divisional (officer or commissioner)

noun dee-vee-zyoh-NEHR Rare

Usage Note

divisionnaire is used in both police and military contexts. A commissaire divisionnaire is a senior police officer equivalent to a superintendent. As an adjective it can modify nouns (général divisionnaire = major general). The word signals a command rank at division level.

Examples

"Le commissaire divisionnaire a pris la parole."

Natural Translation

The divisional commissioner spoke up.

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