governor-general-in-council

noun

The governor-general in a member nation of the British Commonwealth acting with the advice and consent of the nation's Privy Council usually as a formal means of giving legal effect to cabinet decisions.

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Meanings

noungovernor-general-in-council (plural governor-generals-in-council)

plural governor-generals-in-council

  1. CommonwealthgovernmentThe governor-general in a member nation of the British Commonwealth acting with the advice and consent of the nation's Privy Council usually as a formal means of giving legal effect to cabinet decisions.

Origin

From governor-general + in council.

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governor-general-in-council. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/governor-general-in-council

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“governor-general-in-council.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/governor-general-in-council. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “governor-general-in-council,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/governor-general-in-council.

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