(linguistics, countable) A system of rules that can generate all and only those combinations of words that form grammatical sentences in a given language.

Sexual intercourse between a man and a woman.

plural of generative act

plural of generative adversarial network

(computing) A system used in machine learning, consisting of two neural networks, one of which generates candidate solutions to a problem while the other evaluates and accepts or rejects them.

The highest executive officer within a governmental, statutory, NGO, third sector or not-for-profit institution. In reference to government, the executive officer below the minister of the department.

(Canada, Australia, New Zealand) An official appointed by the reigning British monarch to govern a Commonwealth realm as the monarch's representative.

Alternative form of governor general

plural of general ledger

(social commentary) The Noughties generation of Web-savvy youngsters who conduct a significant proportion of their socialising via Internet media such as instant messaging clients and social networking sites.