resident commissioner

noun

1. a representative from a dependency, as Guam or Puerto Rico, who is entitled to speak, but not to vote, in the U.S. House of Representatives.

resident commissioner

noun

1. the representative of Puerto Rico in the US House of Representatives. He or she may speak but has no vote

Word History and Origins

Origin of resident commissioner¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

As resident commissioner, Mr. Fisher had powers equal to those of the Governor, and was thus enabled to prolong the contest.

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Sheldon recognized the animals as belonging to the Resident Commissioner, and he immediately wondered if Joan had bought them.

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The Resident Commissioner, though entitled to be present and speak at meetings, has no vote.

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The duty of responding had originally been allotted to the resident Commissioner, who had left for the scene of the outrage.

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Now, the next step would be to alert Jahns, down in the Resident Commissioner's office.

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