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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

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, 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

We hurried along the interminable crowded street that stretches beside the river, asking right and left for the office of the military governor.

From Heroic Spain by Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly

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