An embassy of one Commonwealth country in another.
英联邦国家互派的使团
the Australian High Commission in Port Vila
Example sentencesExamples
Diplomats at the British high commission have been put on full alert and told to prepare for an evacuation at any time.
Before travelling anywhere, check the latest visa requirements well in advance, with your travel agent, tour operator or the embassy or high commission of the countries you intend to visit.
Security was also tightened around the British and Australian high commissions.
Britain closed its embassy in Indonesia and high commission in Singapore.
The police force regularly updates the high commission in Delhi with progress and the investigation is constantly reviewed.
Derivatives
high commissioner
noun
Brian Barder was British ambassador to Ethiopia, Poland and Benin, and high commissioner in Nigeria and Australia.
Example sentencesExamples
Incoming ambassadors and high commissioners from Germany, America, Sudan, Mauritius and Brazil presented the president with their credentials.
He has also been ambassador in Suva and high commissioner in Belmopan before coming to Zambia in the same capacity.
The two countries' high commissioners should immediately pick up the phone, and call each other, and their respective home secretaries.
Last night the high commissioner, who is based at India's embassy in London, arrived at 7.20 pm for a meeting with members of the Indian Workers Association.
Definition of high commission in US English:
high commission
nounhī kəˈmiSHənhaɪ kəˈmɪʃən
An embassy of one British Commonwealth country in another.
英联邦国家互派的使团
the Australian High Commission in Port Vila
Example sentencesExamples
Before travelling anywhere, check the latest visa requirements well in advance, with your travel agent, tour operator or the embassy or high commission of the countries you intend to visit.
Diplomats at the British high commission have been put on full alert and told to prepare for an evacuation at any time.
Britain closed its embassy in Indonesia and high commission in Singapore.
Security was also tightened around the British and Australian high commissions.
The police force regularly updates the high commission in Delhi with progress and the investigation is constantly reviewed.