high commissioner

English

Noun

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

Derived terms

• Lord High Commissioner

Translations

high-ranking official

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

  Bokmål: høykommissær m