governor general
governor general · governors general
генерал-губернатор
Generalgouverneur
An official appointed by the reigning British monarch to govern a Commonwealth realm…An official appointed by the reigning British monarch to govern a Commonwealth realm as the monarch's representative.
UK/ˈɡʌv(ə)nə ˌdʒɛnɹəl/US/ˈɡʌvənɚ ˌdʒɛn(ə)ɹəl/
» Nothing can save the Governor-General.
Ничто не может спасти генерал-губернатора.
Meaning
2 senses(Australia, Canada, New Zealand)An official appointed by the reigning British monarch to govern a Commonwealth realm as the monarch's representative.
Generalgouverneur, Generalgouverneur
генера́л-губерна́торgenerál-gubernátor, генера́л-губерна́торgenerál-gubernátor
An official in a similar position in other countries.
More definitions
- a governor of high rank
Examples
1 sentencesNothing can save the Governor-General.
ruНичто не может спасти генерал-губернатора. — odexed
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
governor or viceroy possessing some military authority:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
governor or viceroy possessing some military authority:
Forms
plural: governors generalSynonyms
5 synonymsGGG-GG.G.G.-G.G. G.
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular