Crown colony
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Crown colony![]() ![]() Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 Crown colony \Crown colony\ A colony of the British Empire not having an elective magistracy or a parliament, but governed by a chief magistrate (called Governor) appointed by the Crown, with executive councilors nominated by him and not elected by the people. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Source: WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Crown Colony
n 1: a British colony controlled by the British Crown,
represented by a governor
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