high commissioner

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high commissioner

noun high commissioners

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

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noun high-ranking official

한국어고등판무관 godeungpanmugwan
日本語高等弁務官 kōtō benmukan
中文高級專員 /高级专员 gāojí zhuānyuán
हिन्दीउच्चायुक्त uccāyukt
Kiswahilikamishna mkuu
Françaishaut-commissaire
Italianoalto commissario
العربيةمُفَوَّضٌ سَامٍ mufawwaḍun sāmin

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@misc{high_commissioner_2026,
  title = {high commissioner},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/high%20commissioner},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}