Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

governor-general-in-council

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables: gov-er-nor--gen-er-al-in--coun-cil
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

11

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The governor-general in a member nation of the British Commonwealth acting with the advice and consent of the nation's Privy Council usually as a formal means of giving legal effect to cabinet decisions.

Etymology

From governor-general + in council.

Inflected Forms

governor-generals-in-council (plural)

Questions

What does governor-general-in-council mean?: The governor-general in a member nation of the British Commonwealth acting with the advice and consent of the nation's Privy Council usually as a formal means of giving legal effect to cabinet decisions.
Where does governor-general-in-council come from?: From governor-general + in council.

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