governor general

plural governors general · alternative governor-general

1. AustraliaCanadaNew ZealandAn official appointed by the reigning British monarch to govern a Commonwealth realm as the monarch's representative.

   But in a minority government scenario, the governor general might still be called upon to play a part.

   2009, Rand Dyck, Canadian Politics, page 320

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   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.

   2005, Irma Coucill, Preface: Canada′s Prime Ministers, Governors General and Fathers of Confederation, page 7

2. governmentAn 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.

   1831, United States Congress, Congressional Edition, Volume 203, page 5

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   Because of the military′s autonomy in the Japanese political system, the relationships of the governors general in Korea to the prime minister′s office in Japan remained ambiguous.

   1988, John Whitney Hall, The Cambridge History of Japan: Heian Japan, page 246

plural Governors General

1. alternativeAlternative form of governor general.