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resident commissioner

noun

  1. 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

  1. the representative of Puerto Rico in the US House of Representatives. He or she may speak but has no vote
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of resident commissioner1

First recorded in 1900–05

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