resident commissioner
noun
1
: a nonvoting representative of a dependency in the U.S. House of Representatives
2
: a resident administrator in a British colony or possession
Examples of resident commissioner in a Sentence
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The term of the last resident commissioner, Louis Jackson, expired on Sept. 30.
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Joseph Flaherty, arkansasonline.com, 22 Nov. 2023
Puerto Rico is served by a resident commissioner, who is elected every four years.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 27 Sep. 2022
The island only has one representative in Congress, Republican Jenniffer González-Colón, a resident commissioner who can't vote.
—Theara Coleman, The Week, 24 Dec. 2022
There is also a resident commissioner from the US territory of Puerto Rico.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2022
The resident commissioner gains the right to vote in committee via an amendment to the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970.
—CNN, 9 Dec. 2021
Meanwhile, the island’s resident commissioner, Jenniffer Gonzalez, R-Puerto Rico, and congressman, Daren Soto, D-Fla., introduced the Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act, pushing for the territory to become the 51st state of the nation.
—Cristina Corujo, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2021
The bill, introduced by Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico and Representative Darren Soto of Florida, has the backing of Puerto Rican Governor Pedro Pierluisi and Delegate Jenniffer González-Colón, the island's resident commissioner.
—Olivia Wilson, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2021
The New Progressive Party’s candidate for resident commissioner – Puerto Rico’s nonvoting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives – received 132,000 fewer votes than statehood did.
—Rashid Carlos Jamil Marcano Rivera, The Conversation, 14 Dec. 2020
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Joseph Flaherty, arkansasonline.com, 22 Nov. 2023
Puerto Rico is served by a resident commissioner, who is elected every four years.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 27 Sep. 2022
The island only has one representative in Congress, Republican Jenniffer González-Colón, a resident commissioner who can't vote.
—Theara Coleman, The Week, 24 Dec. 2022
There is also a resident commissioner from the US territory of Puerto Rico.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2022
The resident commissioner gains the right to vote in committee via an amendment to the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970.
—CNN, 9 Dec. 2021
Meanwhile, the island’s resident commissioner, Jenniffer Gonzalez, R-Puerto Rico, and congressman, Daren Soto, D-Fla., introduced the Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act, pushing for the territory to become the 51st state of the nation.
—Cristina Corujo, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2021
The bill, introduced by Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico and Representative Darren Soto of Florida, has the backing of Puerto Rican Governor Pedro Pierluisi and Delegate Jenniffer González-Colón, the island's resident commissioner.
—Olivia Wilson, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2021
The New Progressive Party’s candidate for resident commissioner – Puerto Rico’s nonvoting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives – received 132,000 fewer votes than statehood did.
—Rashid Carlos Jamil Marcano Rivera, The Conversation, 14 Dec. 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1902, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of resident commissioner was
in 1902
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“Resident commissioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resident%20commissioner. Accessed 28 Nov. 2023.
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