surveyor general
noun
plural surveyors general
or surveyor generals
Definition of surveyor general
: a principal or superintending surveyor: such as
a
: an official having general oversight (as over an area, department, or function)
surveyor general of army purchases during World War I surveyor general of the king's manors
b
: a U.S. government official in charge of the survey of public lands in a particular area (such as a state)