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resident commissioner
noun
- a representative from a dependency, as Guam or Puerto Rico, who is entitled to speak, but not to vote, in the U.S. House of Representatives.
resident commissioner
noun
- the representative of Puerto Rico in the US House of Representatives. He or she may speak but has no vote
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Word History and Origins
Origin of resident commissioner1
First recorded in 1900–05
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Example Sentences
As resident commissioner, Mr. Fisher had powers equal to those of the Governor, and was thus enabled to prolong the contest.
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Sheldon recognized the animals as belonging to the Resident Commissioner, and he immediately wondered if Joan had bought them.
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The Resident Commissioner, though entitled to be present and speak at meetings, has no vote.
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The duty of responding had originally been allotted to the resident Commissioner, who had left for the scene of the outrage.
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Now, the next step would be to alert Jahns, down in the Resident Commissioner's office.
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