Synonyms for high commissioner
high com·mis·sion·er

Princeton's WordNet

1. high commissionernoun

   a senior diplomat from one country to another who is assigned ambassadorial rank

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1. • Diplomat

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1. Raouf Mazou:

   The idea is to have a pledging conference so we will be discussing that when the high commissioner comes.

2. Mahinda Rajapaksa:

   The investigation on Sri Lanka was not carried out by an independent Commission of Inquiry, but for the very first time, by the OHCHR (Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights), neither the OHCHR nor the UNHRC has the authority to set up an international war crimes tribunal. The only body with the authority to do so is the UN Security Council where the veto power of China and Russia will be a factor to contend with.

3. Andrew Parsons:

   We will include the Afghanistan flag in the ceremony in a sign of solidarity and we have invited the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees representative here to act as the flagbearer, it is important to highlight that as it is a message of solidarity and peace that we send to the world.

4. Anne Bayefsky:

   The U.N. high commissioner for human rights -- knowing full well the United States has no intention of granting his hoped-for second term in office -- has launched an all-out assault on President Trump and the nation he leads, the latest from this supposed democracy expert (and Jordanian prince) is to accuse President Trump of driving the U.S. democracy bus off a cliff. Apparently, Prince Zeid missed the civics lesson on the rule of law.

5. Sonya Sceats:

   Sri Lankan torture survivors in treatment with us are adamant that they cannot trust a purely domestic process and will take comfort from the High Commissioner's warning that there must not be a replay of past broken promises, any process that fails to win the confidence of survivors, including from the Tamil minority, is doomed to fail and may set back the common cause of reconciliation.