# high commissioner

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of various high-ranking officials, often diplomats.
2. An ambassador of one Commonwealth country to another.
3. An indirect ruler of a British protectorate or territory, equivalent to a governor in a crown colony.

## Source
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