Meanings
nounhigh commissioner (plural high commissioners)
plural high commissioners
- Any of various high-ranking officials, often diplomats.
The United Nations has a number of high commissioners.
- CommonwealthAn ambassador of one Commonwealth country to another.
The British high commissioner to Canada
- historicalAn indirect ruler of a British protectorate or territory, equivalent to a governor in a crown colony.
Translations
Arabic مُفَوَّضٌ سَامٍ
- مُفَوَّضٌ سَامٍ (mufawwaḍun sāmin)high-ranking official
Chinese Mandarin 高級專員 /高级专员
- 高級專員 /高级专员 (gāojí zhuānyuán)high-ranking official
French haut-commissaire
- haut-commissairehigh-ranking official
Hindi उच्चायुक्त
- उच्चायुक्त (uccāyukt)high-ranking official
Hungarian főbiztos, főmegbízott
- főbiztoshigh-ranking official
- főmegbízotthigh-ranking official
- főképviselőhigh-ranking official
Italian alto commissario
- alto commissariohigh-ranking official
Japanese 高等弁務官
- 高等弁務官 (kōtō benmukan)high-ranking official
Korean 고등판무관
- 고등판무관 (godeungpanmugwan)high-ranking official
Norwegian Bokmål høykommissær
- høykommissærhigh-ranking official
Swahili kamishna mkuu
- kamishna mkuuhigh-ranking official
Swedish överkommissarie
- överkommissariehigh-ranking official
Cite this entry
APA
high commissioner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20commissioner
MLA
“high commissioner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20commissioner. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “high commissioner,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20commissioner.
Source: high commissioner on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.