RESIDENT

Resident

A Resident, or in full Resident Minister, is a government official required to take up permanent residence in another country. A representative of his government, he officially has diplomatic functions which are often seen as a form of indirect rule.

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resident

Noun

  1. Person, animal or plant living at a location or in an area.
  2. A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.
  3. A graduated medical student who is receiving advanced training in a specialty.
  4. A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador.

Adjective

  1. Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate.
    resident in the city or in the country
  2. Based in a particular place; on hand; local.
    He is our resident computer expert.
  3. Fixed; stable; certain.


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