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Definition of High commissioner
1. Noun. A senior diplomat from one country to another who is assigned ambassadorial rank.
Lexicographical Neighbors of High Commissioner
Literary usage of High commissioner
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1899)
"Proclamation by Her Majesty's high commissioner for South Africa, respecting the
expulsion of ... Proclamation by the high commissioner (Hertslet. ..."
2. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"UK high commissioner Chamber of Commerce Building. Wood Street, Karachi. ...
BS Jardine, CBE PAKISTAN high commissioner IN LONDON 35 Lowndes Square, ..."
3. The Map of Europe by Treaty: Showing the Various Political and Territorial by Edward Hertslet (1875)
"His Excellency the Lord high commissioner and the Commissioner Extraordinary
shall, however, report to their respective Governments the due performance of ..."
4. The History of England from the Accession of James II by Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay (1907)
"After much deliberation William determined to send Melville down to Edinburgh as
Lord high commissioner. Melville was not a great statesman: he was not a ..."
5. A Monograph on Plebiscites: With a Collection of Official Documants by Sarah Wambaugh (1920)
"House of Assembly, 25 (os) February 1861 Notification of Warning by the Lord High
Commissioner to the Assembly. March 12, 1861 1 Message from his Excellency ..."
6. Dictionary of national biography by Leslie Stephen, Sidney Lee (1893)
"... and successively until 1721, was lord high commissioner for his majesty to
the general assembly of the church of Scotland (CRICHTON, Life of Col. ..."
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