ALL meanings of governor-general
gov·er·nor-gen·er·al
G g - countable noun governor-general A Governor-General is a person who is sent to a former British colony as the chief representative of Britain. 0
- noun governor-general the representative of the Crown in a dominion of the Commonwealth or a British colony; vicegerent 0
- noun governor-general a governor with jurisdiction or precedence over other governors 0
- noun governor-general a governor who has subordinate or deputy governors, specif., one who is appointed by the British sovereign, as in some countries of the Commonwealth 0
- noun governor-general in some countries of the Commonwealth, a person appointed as a symbolic representative of the British sovereign 0
- noun governor-general (Britain) An official appointed by the reigning British monarch to govern a Commonwealth realm as the monarch's representative. 0
- noun governor-general An official in a similar position in other countries. 0