high commissioner
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.
the chief of a special international commission or other organization.
the head of government in a mandate, protectorate, possession, or the like.
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How to use high commissioner in a sentence
When I finished my seven years as president of Ireland in 1997, I became high commissioner for human rights.
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Today there are some 535,000 Syrian refugees registered in Jordan with the United Nations high commissioner for Refugees.
It was exactly the same thing at the office of high commissioner.
An armistice was then agreed upon pending the high commissioner's arrival.
A Woman's Part in a Revolution | Natalie Harris HammondThe high commissioner left Pretoria by special train yesterday.
A Woman's Part in a Revolution | Natalie Harris HammondMr. Chamberlain has cabled to the high commissioner respecting the leaders in the recent rising.
A Woman's Part in a Revolution | Natalie Harris HammondPresident Kruger and the high commissioner exchanging opinion over the uneasiness.
A Woman's Part in a Revolution | Natalie Harris HammondTurkey agreed, but Shakir Pasha, the high commissioner, failed to restore order and the disorder threatened to become a revolt.
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British Dictionary definitions for high commissioner
the senior diplomatic representative sent by one Commonwealth country to another instead of an ambassador
the head of an international commission
the chief officer in a colony or other dependency
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