high commissioner
noun
: a principal or a high-ranking commissioner
especially
: an ambassadorial representative of the government of one country stationed in another
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Sir Henry McMahon, who served as the high commissioner for Egypt from 1915 to 1917, promised it to the Arabs.
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Selim Can Sazak, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2016
Advertisement Volker Türk, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, told journalists on Monday that at least 184 people were killed by a powerful gang leader.
—Evens Sanon and Dánica Coto, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
The fallout prompted Trudeau to expel six Indian diplomats, including India’s high commissioner to Canada.
—Daniel Block, The Atlantic, 30 Nov. 2024
Canada expelled six Indian diplomats, including the high commissioner, after police linked the envoys to homicides, extortion and other violent acts against Sikh separatists in the country, including Nijjar.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
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Selim Can Sazak, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2016
Advertisement Volker Türk, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, told journalists on Monday that at least 184 people were killed by a powerful gang leader.
—Evens Sanon and Dánica Coto, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
The fallout prompted Trudeau to expel six Indian diplomats, including India’s high commissioner to Canada.
—Daniel Block, The Atlantic, 30 Nov. 2024
Canada expelled six Indian diplomats, including the high commissioner, after police linked the envoys to homicides, extortion and other violent acts against Sikh separatists in the country, including Nijjar.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
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“High commissioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20commissioner. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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