military governor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of military governor
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
Example Sentences
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According to Ituri's military governor, the province counts around 61 displaced persons camps housing nearly 970,000 people.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
Loïc Mizon, the military governor of Paris, said he had learned with "deep sadness" of the 20-year-old's death on Friday as a result of his injuries.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
Egypt held the Gaza Strip for two decades under a military governor, allowing Palestinians to work and study in Egypt.
From Reuters ● Oct. 10, 2023
General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo — a former military governor of the “Free State of Alta California,” a large landowner in the region and a member of a prominent Mexican family — headed California’s boundary committee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2023
It was M. des Coutures—a middle-aged man, military governor of Le Havre—who had caught Gaston de Stainville in his arms when the latter all but lost consciousness.
From Petticoat Rule by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
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