Meaning of high commissioner | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Any of various high-ranking officials, often diplomats.
2. An ambassador of one Commonwealth country to another.
   Commonwealth
3. An indirect ruler of a British protectorate or territory, equivalent to a governor in a crown colony.
   historical

Equivalents

Examples

“The United Nations has a number of high commissioners.”

“The British high commissioner to Canada”

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