DCHP-2

governor-general-in-council DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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n.
the governor general acting with the advice and consent of the Privy Council of Canada as a formal instrument for legalizing cabinet decisions.
- In present-day practice the term Governor-General-in-Council refers to the cabinet acting with the formal approval of the Governor General.