military governor

noun

Origin of military governor

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

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A military governor ordered the total evacuation of their coveted land, banished the bones to the outskirts.
A City Rejuvenates | Wole Soyinka | March 14, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Up to that date the civil executive authority in the organized provinces was vested in the military governor.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
Until the accession of King Ferdinand's eldest son to the throne, Filangieri ruled as military governor.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year | Edwin Emerson
They had connected up the trench system with telephone installation and appointed a military governor and other functionaries.
The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 | Various
General John H. Winder, appointed military governor, did the job with thoroughness.
The Day of the Confederacy | Nathaniel W. Stephenson

On the outbreak of the Franco-German War in 1870 he was appointed military governor of the maritime provinces.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | Various

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