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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


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