(UK) An official appointed by the reigning British monarch to govern a Commonwealth realm as the monarch's representative.
An official in a similar position in other countries.
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It is a historical and analytical study of the position of Viceroy and Governor-General in the Indian constitutional system.
The vulnerability of the Governor-General should not be overstated.
The legislative power of the Commonwealth of Australia is vested in a Federal Parliament, consisting of HM the Queen (represented by the Governor-General), a Senate, and a House of Representatives.
Nikolai Bobrikov served as governor-general of the Grand Duchy of Finland from 1898 until his untimely death in 1904.
[...]the proper warrants thereon shall be issued by the auditor and countersigned by the governor-general.
A real acuerdo (decision reached by a full session of the high court presided over by the governor-general) gradually came to have the force of law in the form of administrative ordinances embracing a wide range of subjects.
In the meantime the Taiwan governors-general were gradually brought under closer supervision of the home government in Tokyo.