resident commissioner

noun

: a nonvoting representative of a dependency in the U.S. House of Representatives

: a resident administrator in a British colony or possession

Examples of resident commissioner in a Sentence

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González has served as resident commissioner since 2016. —

Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024 The billboards are in protest of the Partido Nuevo Progresista (New Progressive Party), one of the major political parties in Puerto Rico that traces back to 1967 and currently holds both the seat of the governor and of the resident commissioner. —

Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2024 Puerto Rico’s resident commissioner, who sits in Congress, has advocated for funding equity but lacks full voting power to sway change. —

Mariela Torres Cintrón, STAT, 21 Feb. 2024 The statistics don’t include those delegates and the resident commissioner for Puerto Rico, who cannot vote on the final passing of bills but are members of Congress. —

Kevin Freking, Fortune, 12 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for resident commissioner

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of resident commissioner was in 1902

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“Resident commissioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resident%20commissioner. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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