agent-general
[ ey-juhnt-jen-er-uhl ]
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
1First recorded in 1910–15
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British Dictionary definitions for agent-general
agent-general
nounplural agents-general
a representative in London of a Canadian province or an Australian state
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