HIGH COMMISSIONER Definition & Meaning

high commissioner

noun

a representative of one sovereign member of the Commonwealth of Nations in the country of another, having a rank and responsibilities generally similar to those of an ambassador.
the chief of a special international commission or other organization.
the head of government in a mandate, protectorate, possession, or the like.

high commissioner

noun

the senior diplomatic representative sent by one Commonwealth country to another instead of an ambassador
the head of an international commission
the chief officer in a colony or other dependency

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of high commissioner¹

First recorded in 1880–85

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She is accused of engaging in "illegal folly" with Ugandan deputy high commissioner John Leonard Mugerwa in which they conspired to arrange for the young woman to come to the UK.

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He was also the former high commissioner to Islamabad, deputy head of mission in Washington, and the director of foreign policy and coordinator for Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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“India has indicated its readiness to talk to the interim government, and to discuss all concerns, those of Bangladesh and those of India,” Veena Sikri, a former Indian high commissioner in Dhaka, said.

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He later served as a high court judge in Trinidad and returned to London as the high commissioner for Trinidad and Tobago in 1990.

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The high commissioner for refugees told the council it’s too late for the tens of thousands who have been killed in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan and other conflicts.

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