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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Governor general

/gŭv'-ẽrn-ẽr jĕn'-ẽr-əl/ · Gov·ern·or gen·er·al · IPA /ˈɡʌvənɚ ˌdʒɛn(ə)ɹəl/
01 A governor who has lieutenant or deputy governors under him; as, the governor general of Canada, of India.
  1. 1.
    A governor who has lieutenant or deputy governors under him; as, the governor general of Canada, of India.