Governor-general Full definition of governor-general Noun (UK ) An official appointed by the reigning British monarch to govern a Commonwealth realm as the monarch's representative. 1940 , Abani Bhushan Rudra, The Viceroy and Governor-General of India , %22governors+general%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22governor+general%22|%22governors+general%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ybVmT_PtAs2imQXareCdCA&redir_esc=y page xi ,It is a historical and analytical study of the position of Viceroy and Governor-General in the Indian constitutional system. 1997 , New Zealand Law Journal , %22governors+general%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22governor+general%22|%22governors+general%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=cxtnT4qeBuzDmQXuxZSjCA&redir_esc=y page 217 ,The vulnerability of the Governor-General should not be overstated. 2003 , The Far East and Australasia 2003 , Europa Publications , %22governors+general%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Ah9nT4aXEOrkmAWI3JmyCA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22governor%20general%22|%22governors%20general%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false 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. An official in a similar position in other countries.Nikolai Bobrikov served as governor-general of the Grand Duchy of Finland from 1898 until his untimely death in 1904. 1901 , Puerto Rico Governor, Annual Report , %22governors+general%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22governor+general%22|%22governors+general%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=SypnT8G6K6f6mAW9yayWCA&redir_esc=y page 311 ,...the proper warrants thereon shall be issued by the auditor and countersigned by the governor-general . 1996 , Greg Bankoff, Crime, Society, and the State in the Nineteenth-Century Philippines , %22governors+general%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Ih1nT6PIKsjImAXJ4d2lCA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22governor%20general%22|%22governors%20general%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 105 ,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. 2007 , Taiwan under Japanese Rule, 1895—1945 , Murray A. Rubinstein (editor), Taiwan: A New History , %22governors+general%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=pQdnT_jBFKPnmAWl14yaCA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22governor%20general%22|%22governors%20general%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 222 ,In the meantime the Taiwan governors-general were gradually brought under closer supervision of the home government in Tokyo. © Wiktionary
