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governor-generalship — ˌ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : the office of governor general the governor generalship of India … at which he aimed T.E.Hook 2. : the period of incumbency of a governor general the two years of his governor generalship Athenaeum *… … Useful english dictionary
Governor-Generalship of the Steppes — The Governor Generalship of the Steppes was a portion of Russian Central Asia which included both much of modern Kazakhstan (formerly known as the Kirghiz Steppe), and the region around Omsk, which was formerly part of western Siberia. It… … Wikipedia
governor general — governor generalship, n. pl. governors general, governor generals. 1. a governor who is chief over subordinate or deputy governors. 2. governor (def. 3). Also, governor general. [1580 90] * * * … Universalium
Governor-General of the Irish Free State — The Governor General ( ga. Seanascal) was the representative of the King in the 1922 ndash;1937 Irish Free State. Until 1927 he was also the agent of the British government in the Irish state. By convention the office of Governor General was… … Wikipedia
John Kerr (Governor-General) — Infobox Governor General | name=Sir John Kerr order=18th Governor General of Australia term start=11 July 1974 term end=8 December 1977 predecessor=Sir Paul Hasluck successor=Sir Zelman Cowen birth date=birth date|1914|9|24|df=y birth… … Wikipedia
Dalhousie, James Andrew Broun Ramsay, Marquess and 10th Earl of — ▪ governor general of India Introduction born April 22, 1812, Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, Scot. died Dec. 19, 1860, Dalhousie Castle British governor general of India from 1847 to 1856, who is accounted the creator both of the map of modern… … Universalium
HASTINGS, FRANCIS RAWDON-HASTINGS, MARQUIS OF — Governor General of India; entering the army in 1771, he saw active service in the American War and in Holland; succeeded his father in the earldom of Moira; was in 1813 appointed to the Governor Generalship of India; he was instrumental in… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act — The Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act, 1936 was an amendment to the Constitution of the Irish Free State that abolished the office of Governor General in the constitution, removed all reference to the King and almost completely eliminated the… … Wikipedia
Executive Powers (Consequential Provisions) Act — The Executive Powers (Consequential Provisions) Act, 1937 was an Act of the Oireachtas which retrospectively completed the abolition of the Governor General of the Irish Free State. In December 1936 then President of the Executive Council of the… … Wikipedia
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