agent-general

American  

[ey-juhnt-jen-er-uhl] / ˈeɪ dʒəntˈdʒɛn ər əl /

noun

agents-general plural

1. a chief representative.

2. a person sent to England from a British dominion to represent the interests of the dominion.

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agent-general British  

noun

1. a representative in London of a Canadian province or an Australian state

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• agents-general
  plural

Etymology

Origin of agent-general

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Bill Muirhead, South Australia's agent general, said he was approached last year by a retired naval officer who was requesting help with commemorating the bicentenary of Flinders's death.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2013

One ancestor was an agent general in the Indian army around 1793.

From The Guardian • Jun. 15, 2013

I am also board of directors, treasurer, secretary, general manager, superintendent, paymaster, trackmaster, general passenger agent, general freight agent, master mechanic, ticket agent, conductor, brakeman, and boss.

From Toasts and Forms of Public Address for Those Who Wish to Say the Right Thing in the Right Way by Pittenger, William

“You are too much—the agent general of his duty.”

From The Sea Lady by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)