Agent-general
a chief representative.
a person sent to england from a british dominion to represent the interests of the dominion.
historical examples
talleyrands labours as agent-general had the effect that he desired.
talleyrand joseph mccabe
it was the custom to find a benefice as a reward for the agent-general when his term was over.
talleyrand joseph mccabe
the agent-general was already arranging for drinks with penfentenyou at the other end of the garden.
a diversity of creatures rudyard kipling
on the last occasion an agent-general for one of the great colonies had sat next her at dinner.
viviette william j. locke
in their rear, carrying the lunch-basket, marched the agent-general and holford the hired chauffeur.
a diversity of creatures rudyard kipling
the agent-general went out over the back of the car, crying resolutely: ‘stop the traffic!
a diversity of creatures rudyard kipling
from 1902 to 1908 he held the office of agent-general of the colony in london.
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 5, slice 2 various
i was too sore and weak to begin another laugh, but the agent-general crumpled up where he stood.
a diversity of creatures rudyard kipling
by the way, the voice is coming down on the evening train with my agent-general.
a diversity of creatures rudyard kipling
at this moment the agent-general of the paris company appears demanding the rents.
beaumarchais and the war of american independence vol. 1 of 2 elizabeth s. kite
noun (pl) agents-general
a representative in london of a canadian province or an australian state
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