Definition of surveyor general in English:
surveyor general
nounPlural surveyor generals, Plural surveyors general
historical A chief supervisor in certain departments of the British government.
Example sentencesExamples
- It was renamed in 1840 after Sir George Everest, the British surveyor general from 1830 to 1843.
- Accompanied by Thomas Wright, the local surveyor general, Clarke used a small telescope to make observations, and then sent the results to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
- The surveyor general should also be required to report what particular tract of land it would be desirable that the natives should permanently retain for their own use and occupation.
- He also was surveyor general for Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas.
- The surveyor general also became deeply involved in territorial politics, ingratiating himself with Montana's Republican heavyweights.