English · Idiom Historical

Governor General

Preserved but no longer current.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Each independent state was left to decide for itself to which of the two dominions it would belong.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Mỗi quốc gia độc lập được tự quyết định thuộc về哪 một trong hai lãnh địa

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “Governor General” mean?

Each independent state was left to decide for itself to which of the two dominions it would belong.

Is “Governor General” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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