resident commissioner


resident commissioner

noun

Definition of RESIDENT COMMISSIONER

1
: a nonvoting representative of a dependency in the United States House of Representatives
2
: a resident administrator in a British colony or possession

First Known Use of RESIDENT COMMISSIONER

1902

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