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military governor

American  

noun

  1. the military officer in command of a military government.


Etymology

Origin of military governor

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

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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

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, 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

Elio, the Spanish military governor of Montevideo, suspected the loyalty of Liniers, the Frenchman, who, because he had led in the fighting against the English, had been created viceroy at Buenos Aires.

From The South American Republics Part I of II by Thomas C. Dawson

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