military governor

/ˌmɪləˈtɛri ˌgʌv(ə)nər/
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Other forms: military governors

Definitions of military governor
  1. noun
    the head of a government established by the military (as in a defeated country)
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    types:
    burgrave
    the military governor of a German town in the 12th and 13th centuries
    margrave
    the military governor of a frontier province in medieval Germany
    type of:
    governor
    the head of a state government
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