governor-in-council

noun

plural governors-in-council

1

: the governor of a British colony acting with the advice and usually in the presence of the executive council but not always with its consent

referred to and decided by the governor in council

—Nigeria Order in Council, 1946

2

: governor-general-in-council

Canadian statutes … confer many and varied powers directly upon the governor-in-council

—Alexander Brady

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