English
governor-general
Noun

governor-general

  1. (UK) An official appointed by the reigning British monarch to govern a Commonwealth realm as the monarch's representative.
    • 1997, New Zealand Law Journal, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=O-0xAQAAIAAJ&q=%22governor+general%22|%22governors+general%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22governor+general%22|%22governors+general%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=cxtnT4qeBuzDmQXuxZSjCA&redir_esc=y page 217],
      The vulnerability of the Governor-General should not be overstated.
    • 2003, The Far East and Australasia 2003, Europa Publications, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=LclscNCTz9oC&pg=PA122&dq=%22governor+general%22|%22governors+general%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Ah9nT4aXEOrkmAWI3JmyCA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22governor%20general%22|%22governors%20general%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 122],
      The legislative power of the Commonwealth of Australia is vested in a Federal Parliament, consisting of HM the Queen (represented by the Governor-General), a Senate, and a House of Representatives.
  2. An official in a similar position in other countries.
    Nikolai Bobrikov served as governor-general of the Grand Duchy of Finland from 1898 until his untimely death in 1904.
    • 2007, Taiwan under Japanese Rule, 1895—1945, Murray A. Rubinstein (editor), Taiwan: A New History, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=FHqMJSM6dAYC&pg=PA222&dq=%22governor+general%22|%22governors+general%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=pQdnT_jBFKPnmAWl14yaCA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22governor%20general%22|%22governors%20general%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 222],
      In the meantime the Taiwan governors-general were gradually brought under closer supervision of the home government in Tokyo.
  3. A zongdu.
Synonyms
  • (abbreviation) GG, G-G, G.G., G.-G., G. G.
Translations Translations
  • German: Generalgouverneur
  • Portuguese: governador-geral
  • Russian: генера́л-губерна́тор


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