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military governor

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The military commander or other designated person who, in an occupied territory, exercises supreme authority over the civil population subject to the laws and usages of war and to any directive received from the commander's government or superior.
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Noun1.military governormilitary governor - the head of a government established by the military (as in a defeated country)
burgrave - the military governor of a German town in the 12th and 13th centuries
governor - the head of a state government
margrave - the military governor of a frontier province in medieval Germany


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The Military Governor of Moscow, who had been assiduous in sending aides-de-camp to inquire after the count's health, came himself that evening to bid a last farewell to the celebrated grandee of Catherine's court, Count Bezukhov.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
There is a civil governor, appointed by the King of Portugal, and also a military governor, who can assume supreme control and suspend the civil government at his pleasure.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
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