agent-general

[ ey-juhnt-jen-er-uhl ]

noun,plural a·gents-gen·er·al.
  1. a chief representative.

  2. a person sent to England from a British dominion to represent the interests of the dominion.

Origin of agent-general

1
First recorded in 1910–15

Words Nearby agent-general

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How to use agent-general in a sentence

  • Joseph Bimeler was elected Agent General and thereby became the chosen as well as the natural leader of the community.

    Our Foreigners | Samuel P. Orth
  • It was the custom to find a benefice as a reward for the agent-general when his term was over.

    Talleyrand | Joseph McCabe
  • Talleyrands labours as agent-general had the effect that he desired.

    Talleyrand | Joseph McCabe
  • Settlers have often requested the agent general for the colony or the mayor of their native town to send them out a wife.

  • At ten the agent-general, who earns his salary, was shamelessly dozing on the sofa.

    A Diversity of Creatures | Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for agent-general

agent-general

nounplural agents-general
  1. a representative in London of a Canadian province or an Australian state

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