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Governor general

//ˈɡʌvənɚ ˌdʒɛn(ə)ɹəl// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of governor general. alt-of, alternative
Noun
  1. 1
    An official appointed by the reigning British monarch to govern a Commonwealth realm as the monarch's representative. Australia, Canada, New-Zealand

    "In 1968, as one of the projects sponsored by the federal Centennial Commission, Irma Coucill was asked to add drawings of all the Governors General and Prime Ministers since Confederation."

  2. 2
    a governor of high rank wordnet
  3. 3
    An official in a similar position in other countries.

    "The practice and usage have been recognised in a variety of instances by the Governors General of Louisiana."

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