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- noun Plural form of
governor-general .
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Guests for the ceremony at Westminster Abbey include representatives from the military, the charities of which William is a patron, the Church of England and other faiths, members of the British government and diplomatic corps, and governors-general and prime ministers from countries in the British Commonwealth.
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For a list of governors, governors-general, and missionaries, see Appendix B.
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He could not send the money, men, and supplies requested by the governors-general in Manila.
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It is no wonder that many governors-general viewed the Formosan colony as a waste of resources.
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Simply in order that the citizens of Sparta might not take the infection of dishonesty and light-living from foreigners; whereas now I am very well aware that those who are reputed to be leading citizens have but one ambition, and that is to live to the end of their days as governors-general on a foreign soil. 256 The days were when their sole anxiety was to fit themselves to lead the rest of Hellas.
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By tradition, state funerals are reserved for current or former governors-general, current or former prime ministers, or other eminences so designated by the government.
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These included five members of royalty, 30 presidents - 27 of them from Africa, six deputy presidents, 11 prime ministers, and six governors-general.
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The pioneers of press freedom kept its flames burning despite repressive legislation emanating from governors-general in Cape Town.
SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA ON RECEIVING THE FREEDOM OF GRAHAMSTOWN 1996
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The pioneers of press freedom kept its flames burning despite repressive legislation emanating from governors-general in Cape
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Passing judgment, Mr Justice Heath dismissed these arguments, saying colonial governors-general, acting on behalf of the king, did not enjoy the same prerogatives as the king of England and, by implication, neither did Ciskei's head of state.
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