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
Less than 10 years later, under a military government, Buhari had risen to become military governor of the north-east, an area then comprising six states.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2025
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
Well, so must everybody who entered Borga—unless they were of higher rank than the military governor.
From The Men Who Wrought by Cullum, Ridgwell
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