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Definition of High Commissioner noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

High Commissioner

noun

/ˌhaɪ kəˈmɪʃənə(r)/

/ˌhaɪ kəˈmɪʃənər/

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a person who is sent by one Commonwealth country to live in another, to protect the interests of their own country

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a person who is head of an important international project
- the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

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