"governor general" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡʌvənɚ ˌdʒɛn(ə)ɹəl/ [General-American], /ˈɡʌv(ə)nə ˌdʒɛnɹəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɡɐv(ɘ)nɘ ˌdʒenɹɘl/ [New-Zealand], [ˈɡɐv(ɘ̃)nɜ ˌdʒẽnɹɯ] [New-Zealand] Audio: EN-AU ck1 governor general.ogg Forms: governors general [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|governors general}} governor general (plural governors general)
  1. (Canada, Australia, New Zealand) An official appointed by the reigning British monarch to govern a Commonwealth realm as the monarch's representative. Tags: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand Categories (topical): Heads of state, People Synonyms: GG [abbreviation], G-G [abbreviation], G.G. [abbreviation], G.-G. [abbreviation], G. G. [abbreviation], governor-general Related terms: governor, lieutenant governor, lord lieutenant, viceroy Translations (governor or viceroy possessing some military authority): حَاكِم عَامّ (ḥākim ʕāmm) [masculine] (Arabic), 總督 (Chinese Mandarin), 总督 (zǒngdū) (Chinese Mandarin), gouverneur-generaal [masculine] (Dutch), kenraalikuvernööri (Finnish), gouverneur général [masculine] (French), Generalgouverneur [masculine] (German), gubernur jenderal (Indonesian), governatore generale [masculine] (Italian), 総督 (sōtoku) (alt: そうとく) (Japanese), генерал-губернатор (general-gubernator) (Kazakh), 총독 (chongdok) (alt: 總督) (Korean), gabenor jeneral (Malay), gvern ġenerali (Maltese), governador geral [masculine] (Portuguese), guvernator general [masculine] (Romanian), генера́л-губерна́тор (generál-gubernátor) [masculine] (Russian), gobernador general [masculine] (Spanish), generalguvernör [common-gender] (Swedish), thống đốc (alt: 總督) (Vietnamese) Translations (representative of the monarch): حَاكِم عَامّ (ḥākim ʕāmm) [masculine] (Arabic), 總督 (Chinese Mandarin), 总督 (zǒngdū) (Chinese Mandarin), gouverneur-generaal [masculine] (Dutch), kenraalikuvernööri (Finnish), gouverneur général [masculine] (French), Generalgouverneur [masculine] (German), gubernur jenderal (Indonesian), fear ionaid rí [masculine] (Irish), governatore generale [masculine] (Italian), 総督 (sōtoku) (alt: そうとく) (Japanese), генерал-губернатор (general-gubernator) (Kazakh), 총독 (chongdok) (alt: 總督) (Korean), gabenor jeneral (Malay), generalguvernør [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), generalguvernør [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), governador geral [masculine] (Portuguese), guvernator general [masculine] (Romanian), генера́л-губерна́тор (generál-gubernátor) [masculine] (Russian), gobernador general [masculine] (Spanish), thống đốc (alt: 總督) (Vietnamese)
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  2. (politics) An official in a similar position in other countries. Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-governor_general-en-noun-wRWB6vCC Topics: government, politics

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