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agent-general

agent-general is the alternative form of agent general.

Meaning of agent general

Noun

agent general (plural agents general)

  1. (archaic) The representative of a British colony or, later, of a Canadian province or Australian state in key cities abroad.
  2. (archaic, historical) An ecclesiastic elected to manage accounting and other matters for the Church of France.
    • Appointed in 1780 to the position of agent-general of the clergy, he determined at once to make the most of the appointment.1932, Duff Cooper, Talleyrand, Folio Society, published 2010, page 15

Forms of agent-general

pluralagents-general

Questions about agent-general

What is agent-general the alternative form of?
Agent-general is the alternative form of agent general.

Words near agent-general in the dictionary

  1. agent of influence
  2. Agent Orange
  3. agent participle
  4. agent participles
  5. agent provocateur
  6. agent-general
  7. agent-oriented
  8. agent-provocateur
  9. agente provocateuse
  10. agente provocatrice
  11. agented

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