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Resident commissioner   /rˈɛzɪdənt kəmˈɪʃənər/   Listen
Resident commissioner

noun
1.
The representative of Puerto Rico in the United States House of Representatives.





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"Resident commissioner" Quotes from Famous Books



... about one million, of whom a third are colored. The civil government consists of a governor, an executive council of 11 members, and a House of Delegates of 35 members elected by the people. The island is represented at Washington by a resident commissioner. ...
— A Brief History of the United States • John Bach McMaster
... about 1 p.m., Mr. F.J. Newton, Resident Commissioner at Mafeking, received the following telegram from the High Commissioner, ...
— The Transvaal from Within - A Private Record of Public Affairs • J. P. Fitzpatrick
... up. Little Mike would be on his way out to the hills by the time he'd completed this next call. And he'd have the clans ready for talks with the Waernu. Now, the next step would be to alert Jahns, down in the Resident Commissioner's office. ...
— The Best Made Plans • Everett B. Cole


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