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) An ambassador of one Commonwealth country to another.
The British high commissioner to Canada
(historical) An indirect ruler of a British protectorate or territory

Derived terms

Lord High Commissioner

Translations

high-ranking official

Chinese:
Mandarin: 高級專員／高级专员 (zh) (gāojí zhuānyuán)
French: haut-commissaire (fr) m
Georgian: უმაღლესი კომისარი (umaɣlesi ḳomisari)
Hindi: उच्चायुक्त m (uccāyukt)
Hungarian: főbiztos (hu), főmegbízott (hu), főképviselő (hu)
Italian: alto commissario m
Japanese: 高等弁務官 (kōtō benmukan)
Korean: 고등판무관 (godeungpanmugwan)
Moore: wokomsɛɛre
Norwegian:
Bokmål: høykommissær m
Swahili: kamishna mkuu
Swedish: överkommissarie (sv) c

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