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单词 governor general
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Definition of governor general in English:

governor general

nounPlural Governors General, Plural governors general
  • 1The chief representative of the Crown in a Commonwealth country of which the British monarch is head of state.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Dame Catherine Tizard became New Zealand's first woman Governor General - the fourth female Governor-General in the Commonwealth.
    • In March 1904 the city council petitioned the Governor General for possession or control of the city water front.
    • The Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister and the Governor General all asked the Singapore Government to grant him clemency, but Singapore's Cabinet rejected their pleas today.
    • The Governor General of India, Lord Louis Mountbatten, oversaw the provisional acceptance of Kashmir into the Indian union pending a plebiscite.
    • He'd met with the Governor General back in January to discuss the needs of underprivileged children and has so far received her esteemed stamp of approval.
    • The Governor General represented both the Queen and her British government, and he was always a Briton.
    • Although she can't force an election, the Governor General can advise the prime minister to dissolve Parliament and call a vote.
    • ‘It is with deep regret and after much thought that I have today advised the Prime Minister that I wish to resign from the office of Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia,’ he added.
    • Brisbane will lead the review into the harbour, while it is expected the Governor General will be the reviewing officer.
    • Our constitution was written when Queen Victoria ruled and the Governor General was her representative.
    • In Singapore, in the late 1940s, he was the British Governor General for South East Asia and later in Kenya he had played the role of a diplomat.
    • Final confirmation of the reserve by the Governor General in Council has never been obtained.
    • Brisbane will lead the international fleet into the harbour to be greeted by onlookers and reviewing officers, Prince Phillip and the Governor General.
    • The first Governor General of British Bengal was appointed because he was well versed in Urdu and Persian.
    • After coming to a decision, the members of the Cabinet Committee, or perhaps a senior member, signed the draft Order in Council, which was then presented to the Governor General for her signature.
    • She is the youngest daughter of Lord Patten of Barnes, the 28th and last British Governor General of Hong Kong.
    1. 1.1historical An analogous representative of another Crown.
 
 

Definition of governor general in US English:

governor general

noun
  • 1The chief representative of the Crown in a Commonwealth country of which the British monarch is head of state.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Although she can't force an election, the Governor General can advise the prime minister to dissolve Parliament and call a vote.
    • ‘It is with deep regret and after much thought that I have today advised the Prime Minister that I wish to resign from the office of Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia,’ he added.
    • The first Governor General of British Bengal was appointed because he was well versed in Urdu and Persian.
    • In March 1904 the city council petitioned the Governor General for possession or control of the city water front.
    • Our constitution was written when Queen Victoria ruled and the Governor General was her representative.
    • After coming to a decision, the members of the Cabinet Committee, or perhaps a senior member, signed the draft Order in Council, which was then presented to the Governor General for her signature.
    • The Governor General of India, Lord Louis Mountbatten, oversaw the provisional acceptance of Kashmir into the Indian union pending a plebiscite.
    • Final confirmation of the reserve by the Governor General in Council has never been obtained.
    • In Singapore, in the late 1940s, he was the British Governor General for South East Asia and later in Kenya he had played the role of a diplomat.
    • The Governor General represented both the Queen and her British government, and he was always a Briton.
    • Dame Catherine Tizard became New Zealand's first woman Governor General - the fourth female Governor-General in the Commonwealth.
    • She is the youngest daughter of Lord Patten of Barnes, the 28th and last British Governor General of Hong Kong.
    • Brisbane will lead the international fleet into the harbour to be greeted by onlookers and reviewing officers, Prince Phillip and the Governor General.
    • The Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister and the Governor General all asked the Singapore Government to grant him clemency, but Singapore's Cabinet rejected their pleas today.
    • Brisbane will lead the review into the harbour, while it is expected the Governor General will be the reviewing officer.
    • He'd met with the Governor General back in January to discuss the needs of underprivileged children and has so far received her esteemed stamp of approval.
    1. 1.1historical An analogous representative of another Crown.
 
 
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