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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

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

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

Her earlier planned visits "could not materialise due to the continuing deterioration of the security situation," Keïta said after meeting the military governor, Lieutenant-General Constant Ndima, on Monday in Goma.

From Reuters Mar. 1, 2023

He was military governor of Xeres de la Frontera, from whence we have our wine called Sherry, a corruption of Xeres.

From Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade by Surtees, William

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