English Explanatory Dictionary

high commissioner

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

high commissioner high commissioners

Derived words

Lord High Commissioner
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