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governor-general

vice-regal representative of the head of state in an independent realm or a major colonial state
Intangible position Q382844
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Summary

governor-general is a position[1]. governor-general ranks in the top 5% of position entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,044 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: governor[3]
  • Commons category: Governors-General[4]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Governors-general[5]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[7], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[8], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9]
  • Female form of label: Generalgouverneurin[10], генерал-губернаторка[11], gobernadora xeral[12]
  • Male form of label: gobernador xeral[13]

Why It Matters

governor-general has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] governor-general is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Étienne Jacques Joseph Alexandre Macdonald Lennart Torstensson Leopold V, Archduke of Austria Louis-Gabriel Suchet Pierre Augereau

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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