agent-general

[ ey-juhnt-jen-er-uhl ]

noun

, plural a·gents-gen·er·al.

1. a chief representative.
2. a person sent to England from a British dominion to represent the interests of the dominion.

agent-general

noun

1. a representative in London of a Canadian province or an Australian state

Word History and Origins

Origin of agent-general¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

If the Agent-General is satisfied that all the conditions of this Order have been complied with he will, upon surrender of the provisional warrant, issue the final warrant to the person nominated, which will entitle him to a passage contract ticket.

From Project Gutenberg

The Agent-General will refuse to issue a final warrant to any person named in a provisional warrant if he finds that such person is not eligible to be nominated under the provisions of this Order, or that the description in the application is incorrect in any material particular, or that the nominee is otherwise undesirable.

From Project Gutenberg

One copy, to be marked "provisional," will be issued to the applicant and the other copy, to be marked "final," will be sent to the Agent-General, who will cause inquiries to be made through his agents as to the eligibility of the persons named therein to be nominated under the provisions of this Order.

From Project Gutenberg

A memorandum shall be printed on the provisional warrant stating that it must be surrendered and exchanged for a final warrant at the office of the Agent-General before a passage can be obtained.

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The choosing of such labourers to be left to the Agent-General, unless they are known to the applicant, in which case the Agent-General's duty is restricted to passing or rejecting them.

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