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governor general

n pl governors general, governor generals

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the representative of the Crown in a dominion of the Commonwealth or a British colony; vicegerent

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Brit a governor with jurisdiction or precedence over other governors

governor-generalship n

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governor general - a governor of high rank

governor - the head of a state government

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governor general

n → Generalgouverneur(in) m(f)

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