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housing commissioner

housing commissioner

5.8
A person who manages public homes for the city government
  • noun
  • /ˈhaʊzɪŋ kəˈmɪʃənər/
  • Formal
translation icon : comisionado de vivienda
  • Did the housing commissioner attend the meeting?

Examples

  • The housing commissioner announced new policies today.

  • The housing commissioner announced new policies to improve affordable housing across the city.

  • After years of service, the housing commissioner retired with a legacy of urban renewal projects.

  • The mayor appointed a new housing commissioner to tackle the city's growing homelessness crisis.

  • Mr. Higgins, the state housing commissioner, spoke about new public housing initiatives during the meeting.

  • As the housing commissioner for New York City, Donovan implemented several programs to improve affordable housing.

  • The housing commissioner announced plans to renovate old buildings to create more public housing units.

Synonyms

commissioner
vshousing commissioner
  • Formal
572 5.1

A person who manages a government department or public service

is focused specifically on programs for government provided homes rather than general management

Surface Forms

housing commissioner singular
housing commissioners plural

Morphology

housing + commissioner

The meaning is directly derived from combining 'housing' (accommodation/public housing) with 'commissioner' (an official in charge of a public area). This noun+noun composition follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern for role+domain, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Housing commissioner comes from the idea of an official who looks after the city's homes: housing means homes and commissioner is a person 'in charge' of a service. So, a housing commissioner is the official who manages public housing.