Also means
government takeover
Usage Note
Il commissariamento is the formal act of placing an institution (a municipality, football club, or company) under a government-appointed commissioner (commissario). It is a common political and sports-journalism term. The abstract noun ends in -mento and is masculine, plural commissariamenti.
Examples
"Il comune è in commissariamento da un anno."
Natural Translation
The municipality has been under receivership for a year.
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