high commissioner
noun
: a principal or a high-ranking commissioner
especially
: an ambassadorial representative of the government of one country stationed in another
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News of the extension came one day after the United Nations’ high commissioner for refugees visited Afghanistan and urged Pakistan to extend the POR cards.
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Lex Harvey, CNN, 11 July 2024
This strategy was particularly evident, if cloaked, in the activities of the high commissioner for human rights.
—James Millward, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2023
There are multiple factors driving these annual increases, Kelly Clements, the deputy high commissioner for the U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, told NPR.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 13 June 2024
But ultimately, the UN high commissioner for human rights issued a report that was far more critical of China’s behavior.
—James Millward, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2023
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Lex Harvey, CNN, 11 July 2024
This strategy was particularly evident, if cloaked, in the activities of the high commissioner for human rights.
—James Millward, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2023
There are multiple factors driving these annual increases, Kelly Clements, the deputy high commissioner for the U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, told NPR.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 13 June 2024
But ultimately, the UN high commissioner for human rights issued a report that was far more critical of China’s behavior.
—James Millward, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2023
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“High commissioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20commissioner. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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