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{{Short description|Organization operated by a commissary}}
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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 the provision of supplies, both food and forage, for the troops. The supply of military stores such as [[ammunition]] is not included in the duties of a commissariat. In almost every army the duties of transport and supply are performed by the same corps of departmental troops.<ref>{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Commissariat|volume=6|page=774}}</ref>