governor-generalship
- a word derived from governor general.
Example Sentences
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Ghulam Mohammad succeeded to the governor-generalship when Nazimuddin stepped down in 1951.
From Time Magazine Archive
To give further assurance that Formosans were no longer to be treated like stepchildren, Nanking abolished the governor-generalship outright.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was offered the governor-generalship of India in 1835, and afterwards that of Canada, both of which he declined.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various
In 1631 he led a Dutch fleet from the Indies to Holland, and in 1636 he was raised to the governor-generalship.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various
He did not desire the governor-generalship and made a strong but unsuccessful effort to avoid accepting the position, which he finally took from a sense of duty.
From The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2) by Worcester, Dean C.
