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commis
com·mis [ káwmee ] (plural com·mis [ káwmee, káwmeez ])


noun 
Definition:
 
U.K. agent: an agent or deputy
[Late 16th century. < French< past participle of commettre "entrust" < Latin committere (see commit)]
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