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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

Example Sentences

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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

Loïc Mizon, the military governor of Paris, said he had learned with "deep sadness" of the 20-year-old's death on Friday as a result of his injuries.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

The military governor for the North Kivu province, Constant Ndima, said an investigation had been opened.

From Reuters • Aug. 31, 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 Dawson, Thomas C.

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