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

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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