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.
Origin of resident commissioner
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby resident commissioner
residence,
residence time,
residency,
resident,
resident alien,
resident commissioner,
residential,
residential care,
residential school,
residentiary,
residents association
British Dictionary definitions for resident commissioner
resident commissioner
noun
the representative of Puerto Rico in the US House of Representatives. He or she may speak but has no vote