governor general
noun/ˈɡʌvənɚ ˌdʒɛn(ə)ɹəl/US/ˈɡʌv(ə)nə ˌdʒɛnɹəl/UK/ˈɡɐv(ɘ)nɘ ˌdʒenɹɘl/
Definitions
An official appointed by the reigning British monarch to govern a Commonwealth realm as…
An official appointed by the reigning British monarch to govern a Commonwealth realm as the monarch's representative.
- 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.
- But in a minority government scenario, the governor general might still be called upon to play a part.
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.
- 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.
Alternative form of governor general.
The neighborhood
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- neighborgovernor
- neighborlieutenant governor
- neighborlord lieutenant
- neighborviceroy
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