» For the Soviet terms, see People's Commissariat and Commissar A commissariat's the department of an army charged with the provision of supplies, both food and forage, for the troops. The supply of military stores such as ammunition isn't 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. An officer of a commissariat's called a Commissary. British Army In the British Army, the Commissariat wa… (More on Commissariat)