military governor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of military governor
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
Example Sentences
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Rwanda accused the military governor of North Kivu, who was killed in fighting last week, of collaborating with the FDLR.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2025
Egypt held the Gaza Strip for two decades under a military governor, letting Palestinians work and study in Egypt.
From Reuters • Nov. 2, 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
There were no casualties in the Odesa region, and many of the missiles were intercepted, according to Maksym Marchenko, Odesa’s military governor.
From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2023
Then, as Leder von Bersac grunted out some unintelligible acquiescence, he turned to the military governor with a shrug.
From The Men Who Wrought by Cullum, Ridgwell
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