high commissioner

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high commissioner (plural 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

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