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governor-general-in-council

governor-general-in-council noun: the governor-general in a member nation of the British Commonwealth acting with the advice and consent of the nation's Privy Council usually as a formal means of giving legal effect to cabinet decisions.

Noun

governor-general-in-council (plural governor-generals-in-council)

  1. (Commonwealth) The governor-general in a member nation of the British Commonwealth acting with the advice and consent of the nation's Privy Council usually as a formal means of giving legal effect to cabinet decisions.

Forms of governor-general-in-council

pluralgovernor-generals-in-council

Origin of governor-general-in-council

From governor-general + in council.

Questions about governor-general-in-council

What does governor-general-in-council mean?
Governor-general-in-council means the governor-general in a member nation of the British Commonwealth acting with the advice and consent of the nation's Privy Council usually as a formal means of giving legal effect to cabinet decisions.
What part of speech is governor-general-in-council?
Governor-general-in-council is a noun.
What is the plural of governor-general-in-council?
The plural of governor-general-in-council is governor-generals-in-council.

Words near governor-general-in-council in the dictionary

  1. governor's plums
  2. Governor's Strait
  3. governor-ess
  4. governor-esses
  5. governor-general
  6. governor-general-in-council
  7. governor-generals-in-council
  8. governor-generalship
  9. governor-generalships
  10. governorate
  11. governorates

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