commissariat >> /ˌkɑməˈsɛriət/
Definition: [noun] A department for the supply of food and equipment.
Example: A streamlined system should be created in cooperation with the military commissariats and educational agencies, enabling young men liable to conscription to learn the basics of military service and up their athletic skills.
Definition: [noun] A government department of the Soviet Union before 1946.
Example: Then, in the mid-1930s, the People's Commissariat for the Defense Industry was established which was subsequently, under the January 11, 1939 decree of the USSR Supreme Soviet Presidium, divided up into five separate commissariats.