From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishGovernor-GeneralˌGovernor-ˈGeneral noun [countable] PGOsomeone who represents the king or queen of Britain in other Commonwealth countries which are not republics the governor-general of Australia
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Governor-General• Nazimov's enthusiasm for discipline was applied by a new Governor-General to Moscow as a whole.• He moved into the palace of the Governor-General.• The Governor-General appoints the Prime Minister and, on the latter's recommendation, the members of the Cabinet. 