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the commissioner is the highest executive position in the league. The exact powers of the commissioner depend on the constitution and/or rules of the league, and are invariably limited by State and
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after he rebuffed their offer of a position at the head of a reformed commission. Baseball owners also gave Landis absolute power and a lifetime contract, which permitted the former judge to assume more power over the sport than a commissioner in any sport has held since.
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league's clubs or board of directors/governors, and function as executive directors of the various owner's associations describing themselves as
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2127:Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture
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1673:Griffith, Michelle (2022-12-21).
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