governor-general
noun
gov·er·nor-gen·er·al
ˈgə-vᵊn-ər-ˈjen-rəl 
-ˈje-nə-,
also ˈgə-vər-nər-
plural governors-general or governor-generals
: a governor of high rank
especially
: one who governs a large territory or has deputy governors under him
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They were welcomed for their official arrival by Australia’s governor-general Sam Mostyn, the King’s representative in the country, and her husband Simeon Beckett.
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Simon Perry, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Pamela spent part of her childhood in Australia, where Kenny had been dispatched as military secretary to the governor-general.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
Among them stood the old Republican Palace where followers of the Mahdi, a cleric, toppled and beheaded the country’s British governor-general, Charles Gordon, in 1885.
—Declan Walsh Ivor Prickett, New York Times, 5 June 2024
Burke spearheaded the impeachment trial of Warren Hastings, the East India Company’s governor-general of Bengal, in the House of Lords, outraged not by Great Britain’s imperial ambition but with Hasting’s conduct and that of East India Company officials, whom Burke derided.
—Caroline Elkins, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023
Meta isn't the only one unhappy with Canada's law, which yesterday received royal assent from Canada's governor-general and will soon take effect.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 23 June 2023
On January 1, 1804, as governor-general, Dessalines signed Haiti’s official Declaration of Independence and changed the name of the country back to its indigenous appellation Haïti (Ayiti) while declaring the end of slavery and French rule.
—Marlene L. Daut, Essence, 17 Oct. 2023
The governor-general of the Belgian Congo, however, declared that the colony would support the Allies.
—Ngofeen Mputubwele, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2023
After welcoming governors-general and prime ministers of the realm at a palace lunch and doing a surprise walkabout in London earlier in the day, Prince William, 40, and Princess Kate, 41, popped up at the royal residence again to help host the coronation reception for overseas guests.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 5 May 2023
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Simon Perry, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Pamela spent part of her childhood in Australia, where Kenny had been dispatched as military secretary to the governor-general.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
Among them stood the old Republican Palace where followers of the Mahdi, a cleric, toppled and beheaded the country’s British governor-general, Charles Gordon, in 1885.
—Declan Walsh Ivor Prickett, New York Times, 5 June 2024
Burke spearheaded the impeachment trial of Warren Hastings, the East India Company’s governor-general of Bengal, in the House of Lords, outraged not by Great Britain’s imperial ambition but with Hasting’s conduct and that of East India Company officials, whom Burke derided.
—Caroline Elkins, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023
Meta isn't the only one unhappy with Canada's law, which yesterday received royal assent from Canada's governor-general and will soon take effect.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 23 June 2023
On January 1, 1804, as governor-general, Dessalines signed Haiti’s official Declaration of Independence and changed the name of the country back to its indigenous appellation Haïti (Ayiti) while declaring the end of slavery and French rule.
—Marlene L. Daut, Essence, 17 Oct. 2023
The governor-general of the Belgian Congo, however, declared that the colony would support the Allies.
—Ngofeen Mputubwele, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2023
After welcoming governors-general and prime ministers of the realm at a palace lunch and doing a surprise walkabout in London earlier in the day, Prince William, 40, and Princess Kate, 41, popped up at the royal residence again to help host the coronation reception for overseas guests.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 5 May 2023
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“Governor-general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/governor-general. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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