Usually means: Representative of monarch in colony.
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  1. governor-general: Merriam-Webster
  2. governor general: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. governor-general: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. Governor-General, Governor-General, governor general: Collins English Dictionary
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  6. Governor-General, Governor-general, governor-general, governor general: Wordnik
  7. governor-general: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. Governor General, governor-general, governor general: Wiktionary
  9. governor general: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
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  11. governor-general, governor general: Dictionary.com
  12. Governor-General, Governor-General (China), Governor General, Governor-general, Governor general: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. Governor general: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
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  15. Governor general: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  16. governor general: FreeDictionary.org
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  18. governor-general, governor general: TheFreeDictionary.com
  19. Governor general: Dictionary.com
  20. governor general: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Governor General)

noun:  (Canada, Australia, New Zealand) An official appointed by the reigning British monarch to govern a Commonwealth realm as the monarch's representative.
noun:  (politics) An official in a similar position in other countries.
noun:  Alternative form of governor general [(Canada, Australia, New Zealand) An official appointed by the reigning British monarch to govern a Commonwealth realm as the monarch's representative.]

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