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Governor-General

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Officials
ˌGovernor-ˈGeneral noun [countable]  PGOsomeone who represents the king or queen of Britain in other Commonwealth countries which are not republics 〔除英国外的英联邦国家中代表英国君主的〕总督 the governor-general of Australia 澳大利亚总督
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Governor-GeneralNazimov's enthusiasm for discipline was applied by a new Governor-General to Moscow as a whole.He moved into the palace of the Governor-General.The Governor-General appoints the Prime Minister and, on the latter's recommendation, the members of the Cabinet.
ˌGovernor-ˈGeneral nounChineseSyllable
someone who represents Corpus Britain queen of the in or king


Governor-General
ˌGovernor-ˈGeneral noun [countable]
someone who represents the King or Queen of Britain in other Commonwealth countries which are not republics:
    the Governor-General of Australia