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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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After a brief interview he introduced them to the Secretary of War, to whose department Cuban affairs, under a Military governor, belonged.

From The History of Cuba, vol. 4 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher

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