military governor

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of military governor¹

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example Sentences

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.

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They had taken over the office of the North Kivu military governor, who they had killed as they advanced on Goma.

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Rwanda accused the military governor of North Kivu, who was killed in fighting last week, of collaborating with the FDLR.

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Rebels from the Rwanda-backed M23 have killed a military governor as they advanced through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, reports say.

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Egypt held the Gaza Strip for two decades under a military governor, letting Palestinians work and study in Egypt.

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