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(UK) An official appointed by the reigning British monarch to govern a Commonwealth realm as the monarch's representative..
2003, The Far East and Australasia 2003, Europa Publications, 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.
It is a historical and analytical study of the position of Viceroy and Governor-General in the Indian constitutional system.
The vulnerability of the Governor-General should not be overstated.
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, page 222, In the meantime the Taiwan governors-general were gradually brought under closer supervision of the home government in Tokyo.
[…]the proper warrants thereon shall be issued by the auditor and countersigned by the governor-general.
The Governor-General of Amur resides at Khabarovka (哈巴羅甫喀，即，伯利), in the Primorsk Province (東海濱省).
A real acuerdo (decision reached by a full session of the high court presided over by the governor-general) gradually came to have the force of law in the form of administrative ordinances embracing a wide range of subjects.
Use governor-general when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Governor-general means (UK) An official appointed by the reigning British monarch to govern a Commonwealth realm as the monarch's representative..
Common synonyms include GG, G-G, G.G., G.-G..
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
2003, The Far East and Australasia 2003, Europa Publications, 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.
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