agent-general

[ ey-juhnt-jen-er-uhl ]

/ ˈeɪ dʒəntˈdʒɛn ər əl /

noun, plural a·gents-gen·er·al.

a chief representative.

a person sent to England from a British dominion to represent the interests of the dominion.

Origin of agent-general

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby agent-general

agenesis, agenitalism, agenize, agenosomia, agent, agent-general, agential, agentival, agentive, agent noun, agent of production

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Example sentences from the Web for agent-general

At ten the Agent-General, who earns his salary, was shamelessly dozing on the sofa.
A Diversity of Creatures|Rudyard Kipling
By the way, the Voice is coming down on the evening train with my Agent-General.
A Diversity of Creatures|Rudyard Kipling
At this moment the agent-general of the Paris company appears demanding the rents.
Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence Vol. 1 of 2|Elizabeth S. Kite
In their rear, carrying the lunch-basket, marched the Agent-General and Holford the hired chauffeur.
A Diversity of Creatures|Rudyard Kipling

The Agent-General went out over the back of the car, crying resolutely: 'Stop the traffic!
A Diversity of Creatures|Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for agent-general

agent-general

noun plural agents-general

a representative in London of a Canadian province or an Australian state

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单词	agent-general
释义	agent-general [ ey-juhnt-jen-er-uhl ] / ˈeɪ dʒəntˈdʒɛn ər əl / noun, plural a·gents-gen·er·al. a chief representative. a person sent to England from a British dominion to represent the interests of the dominion. Origin of agent-general First recorded in 1910–15 Words nearby agent-general agenesis, agenitalism, agenize, agenosomia, agent, agent-general, agential, agentival, agentive, agent noun, agent of production Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for agent-general At ten the Agent-General, who earns his salary, was shamelessly dozing on the sofa. A Diversity of Creatures\|Rudyard Kipling By the way, the Voice is coming down on the evening train with my Agent-General. A Diversity of Creatures\|Rudyard Kipling At this moment the agent-general of the Paris company appears demanding the rents. Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence Vol. 1 of 2\|Elizabeth S. Kite In their rear, carrying the lunch-basket, marched the Agent-General and Holford the hired chauffeur. A Diversity of Creatures\|Rudyard Kipling The Agent-General went out over the back of the car, crying resolutely: 'Stop the traffic! A Diversity of Creatures\|Rudyard Kipling British Dictionary definitions for agent-general agent-general noun plural agents-general a representative in London of a Canadian province or an Australian state Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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