Noun
a senior diplomat from one country to another who is assigned ambassadorial rank
Source: WordNetIt is no accident that the Office of UN High Commissioner on Human Rights stated today that all circumstances of his (Gaddafi's) death must be investigated and I fully agree that such an investigation will be conducted. Sergey Lavrov
According to estimates by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (), 1.5 million Syrian refugees, 200,000 Palestinian refugees, and 18,000 refugees from Iraq, Sudan, and other countries of origin currently reside in the country. Source: Internet
An official statement released by explains that the Lord High Commissioner represents the sovereign at the Assembly after being appointed by the monarch “on the advice of the Prime Minister”. Source: Internet
Apart from some domestic voices from the Tamil leadership and individual politicians, the UN Human Rights High Commissioner and rights watchdog bodies have questioned the release of the soldier, rightly calling it an affront to the victims. Source: Internet
Another order issued on 8 August 1948 vested an Egyptian Administrator-General with the powers of the High Commissioner. Source: Internet
As part of cost-cutting measures across the British Foreign Service, the British Government closed the British High Commission in Nuku alofa in March 2006, transferring representation of British interests to the High Commissioner in Fiji. Source: Internet