governor generalBrE /ˌɡʌvənə ˈdʒenrəl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɡʌvərnər ˈdʒenrəl/ 🔊 noun (governors general or governor generals) the official representative in a country of the country that has or had political control over it, especially the representative of the British King or Queen in a Commonwealth country 总督（派驻政治统辖国的官方代表，尤指英国国王或女王派驻英联邦国家的代表）