high commissioner
Americannoun
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a representative of one sovereign member of the Commonwealth of Nations in the country of another, having a rank and responsibilities generally similar to those of an ambassador.
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the chief of a special international commission or other organization.
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the head of government in a mandate, protectorate, possession, or the like.
noun
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the senior diplomatic representative sent by one Commonwealth country to another instead of an ambassador
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the head of an international commission
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the chief officer in a colony or other dependency
Etymology
Origin of high commissioner
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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“This increases the risk of fuelling social disruption in Cuba,” the U.N. office of the high commissioner for human rights said in a statement.
The two countries have also summoned each other's high commissioners to raise their security concerns.
From BBC
Two months later, the countries appointed new high commissioners to each other's countries.
From BBC
India and Canada have appointed new high commissioners to each other's countries, in the latest step to restore ties strained by the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in a Vancouver suburb in 2023.
From BBC
Volker Türk, the UN high commissioner for human rights, meanwhile called for more international pressure to end the war.
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