agent general

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Someone acting as the representative of an organisation, country etc.
The representative of a British colony or, later, of a Canadian province or Australian state in key cities abroad.
An ecclesiastic elected to manage accounting and other matters for the Church of France.

/ˌeɪdʒənt ˈdʒɛn(ə)ɹəl/

agent general agents general agent-general

From agent + general, after French agent général, Italian agente generale.

delegate general

French: agent général

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