high commissioner

English

Noun

high commissioner (plural high commissioners)

Any of various high-ranking officials, often diplomats.
The United Nations has a number of high commissioners.
(Commonwealth of Nations) An ambassador of one Commonwealth country to another.
The British high commissioner to Canada

Derived terms

Lord High Commissioner

Translations

high-ranking official

French: haut-commissaire (fr) m
Hindi: उच्चायुक्त m (uccāyukt)
Italian: alto commissario m

Norwegian:
Bokmål: høykommissær m

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