government-general

government-general
\\| ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷\ noun (plural governments-general)
Usage: usually capitalized both Gs
1. : a territory over which a governor-general has jurisdiction

Frenchmen have moved into the Government-General in large numbers — New York Herald Tribune

2. : a government headed by a governor-general

administrative authority was vested in a Government-General — A.L.Grey


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