agent-general
[ ey-juh nt-jen-er-uh l ]
/ ˈeɪ dʒəntˈdʒɛn ər əl /
noun, plural a·gents-gen·er·al.
a chief representative.
a person sent to England from a British dominion to represent the interests of the dominion.
Origin of agent-general
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby agent-general
agent,
agent noun,
agent of production,
agent orange,
agent provocateur,
agent-general,
agential,
agentival,
agentive,
agentry,
ager
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British Dictionary definitions for agent-general
agent-general
noun plural agents-general
a representative in London of a Canadian province or an Australian state