colonial governor

collocation in English

meaningsofcolonialandgovernor

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colonial
adjective
uk
/kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/us
/kəˈloʊ.ni.əl/
relating to a colony ...
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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 ofcolonialandgovernorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcolonial governor

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This was just about within the competence of acolonialgovernor.
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My grandfather was a distinguishedcolonialgovernor.
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The charge that he will become, for example, acolonialgovernor-general is valid.
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He may have been a bettercolonialgovernorthan the present one, but the empire simply must be dismantled.
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I do not know whether he is a bully-boy, but he is about as arrogant as acolonialgovernorand his management is a disgrace.
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I can quite understand how acolonialgovernoris at his wits end because of the poverty around him, and other things.
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The city was burned by orders of the outgoingcolonialgovernorin 1776, though was rebuilt.
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The militia companies were nominally under the command of thecolonialgovernor, but, in practice, operated as independent units.
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These are not now petty local movements of the type that used to lash themselves into a frenzy against thecolonialgovernorin his office 10 or 20 years ago.
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While the statute stated that all punishments must be signed by thecolonialgovernor, this was almost always done after the fact.
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He served a total of 16 years as governor, including most of the last 15 years of his life; this period of service was the longest of anycolonialgovernor.
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