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noun
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.
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Origin of resident commissioner
First recorded in 1900â05
Words nearby resident commissioner
residence, residence time, residency, resident, resident alien, resident commissioner, residential, residential care, residential school, residentiary, residents association
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resident commissioner
noun
the representative of Puerto Rico in the US House of Representatives. He or she may speak but has no vote
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