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governor Definition

gov·er·nor (guv′ə nər, -ər-)

noun

  1. a person who governs; esp.,
    1. a person appointed to govern a dependency, province, town, fort, etc.
    2. ☆ the elected head of any state of the U.S.
    3. any of the group of persons who direct an organization or institution the board of governors of a hospital
    4. Chiefly Brit. the person in charge of an organization or institution, as a prison
  2. a mechanical device for automatically controlling the speed of an engine or motor as by regulating the intake of fuel, steam, etc.
  3. Brit., Informal a person having authority; esp., one's father or employer: as a term of address, somewhat old-fashioned

Etymology: ME governour < OFr governeor < L gubernator, a pilot, steersman, governor

governor Synonyms

governor

n.

  1. An administrator

    director, presiding officer, ruler; see administrator.

  2. Chief executive of a major political division

    executive head of a state, provincial magistrate, territorial executive, local executive, representative of the crown, gubernatorial leader, gubernator (Latin), governor of the state.

  3. A regulating mechanism

    automatic control, fuel control, heat control, thermocouple, thermostat, on-off thermostat, alarm, rheostat, butterfly valve; see also valve.

governor Usage Examples

Preposition: of

province: Does the Emperor of Russia attend the conclaves of the governors of the provinces?

Converse of object

  • appoint: In 1805 he was appointed governor of the colony of New South Wales.
  • elect: Six years later he was elected governor of Georgia.
  • co-opt: An additional co-opted governor representing the minor authority is included in primary schools governing bodies.
  • nominate: Thirty governors nominated to represent their schools attended the inaugural meeting at Hall Place, Bexley.

Adjective modifier

  • provincial: The daughter of a Turkish provincial governor, she came to Hilla in the dying days of the Ottoman Empire.
  • deputy: The contest for the of deputy governor 's ticket was produced Mrs. Teju Abiola.
  • all-powerful: Division would lend risk a vehicle already all-powerful governor 's cost of car.
  • appointed: How do I apply to become an LEA appointed governor?
  • colonial: On the orders of London, all of the colonial governors dissolved the assemblies in order to prevent a response to the Massachusetts letter.
  • former: The former governors had been brought in " to activate the changes needed " , he declared.

Modifies a noun

  • huckabee: Of the individual result is similar in california a. Statistically insignificant effects information about the medicaid and schip governor mike huckabee.
  • mike: Of the individual result is similar in california a. Statistically insignificant effects information about the medicaid and schip governor mike huckabee.
  • wilson: Media of choice like a rub-out governor pete wilson been killed dismembered.
  • pete: Media of choice like a rub-out governor pete wilson been killed dismembered.

Noun used with modifier

  • lieutenant: Elected as lieutenant governor in 1860 he served until becoming governor the following year.
  • prison: Who decides what the policy means in practice, doctor or prison governor?
  • lea: LEA Governors: Mr Robin Terry and Mr Ian Ward Co-Opted Governors: Mr Bryan Cope, Mr John Hogg and Mrs Penny Thornton.
  • school: The school governors are involved in all aspects of school life.
  • overspeed: Overspeed governor, N2 -- gearbox mounted on engine inlet housing and driven from the power shaft.