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high commissioner

Noun

Meaning

a senior diplomat from one country to another who is assigned ambassadorial rank

Source: WordNet

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It 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

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