A commissariat is a department or organization commanded by a commissary or by a corps of commissaries. In many countries, commissary is a police rank. In those countries, a commissariat is a police station commanded by a commissary. In some armies, commissaries are logistic officers. In those countries, a commissariat is a department charged with... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commissariat
• (n.) The body of officers charged with such service. • (n.) The organized system by which armies and military posts are supplied with food and daily necessaries. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/commissariat/
Com`mis·sa'ri·at noun [ French commissariat .] (Mil.) (a) The organized system by which armies and military posts are supplied with food and daily necessaries. (b) The body of officers charged with such service. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/117
any of the major governmental divisions of the U.S.S.R.: called ministry since 1946. · the organized method or manner by which food, equipment, transport, etc., is delivered to armies. · the department of an army charged with supplying provisions. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/commissariat