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( plural governors-general or governor-generals )
: a governor of high rank ; especially : one who governs a large territory (as a country) or has lieutenant or deputy governors under him
the governor-general is … appointed by the queen on the advice of the prime minister of Canada — Canadian Citizenship Series
as early as 1548 a royal decree created the office of governor general … of Brazil — A.N.Christensen