provincial governor

collocation in English

meaningsofprovincialandgovernor

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provincial
adjective
uk
/prəˈvɪn.ʃəl/us
/prəˈvɪn.ʃəl/
relating to an area that is governed as part of a country or ...
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governor
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɡʌv.ən.ər/us
/ˈɡʌv.ɚ.nɚ/
a person in charge of a particular ...
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(Definition ofprovincialandgovernorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The three exceptions are the women married to a mariner, a shipwright and aprovincialgovernor.
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He is also a formerprovincialgovernor.
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Registration of rural highways is overseen by theprovincialgovernor.
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The military commander was also theprovincialgovernor.
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There is aprovincialgovernorand three deputy governors.
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Theprovincialgovernorthought that the majority was in favor of a baladiyya, but since he was the first to lobby for its re-establishment, his opinion is open to doubt.
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He served asprovincialgovernorfor nine years from 1998-2007.
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The appointed mayor of each voivodeship's capital city also served as theprovincialgovernor.
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Son of the consul andprovincialgovernor, above; three of his sons were also consuls.
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Cases of exile or death were automatically reviewed by theprovincialgovernor.
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Eventually the region became largely independent under the control of theprovincialgovernor.
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Theprovincialgovernoris assisted by the provincial administrator and representatives of several service ministries.
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In 1946, he was elected as theprovincialgovernorand served the position until 1947.
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Between 1415 and 1442 the city was under the auspices of an imperialprovincialgovernor.
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During this period, he held various positions in the imperial guard and as aprovincialgovernor.
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Appointed by the shogun, "jit" managed manors including national holdings governed by theprovincialgovernor(kokushi).
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However, this did not necessarily give a guarantee that her sons would obtain the position ofprovincialgovernor.
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As these documents also list the name of theprovincialgovernor, they provide valuable data on senators' career-paths.
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In 550, he was made aprovincialgovernor, and for the next several years, he was rotated between several provinces.
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Diplomatic affairs occupied the officers, with the commanding officer vsiting theprovincialgovernorand collector of customs.
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Being of senatorial rank, his immediate superior was the "dux" (provincialgovernor), and he outranked all military tribunes.
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Angry residents threw shoes and rocks at theprovincialgovernorwhen he arrived to inspect the scene of the attack.
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The protesters demanded theprovincialgovernorresign due to a lack of basic services such as electricity and water.
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A centurion might serve as a "regionarius", or supervisor of a provincial district, on behalf of theprovincialgovernor.
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The protesters demanded that theprovincialgovernorresign because of the lack of basic services such as electricity and water.
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