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1. (n.) governor
the executive head of a state in the U.S.
2. governor
a person charged with the direction or control of an institution, society, etc.:
the governors of a bank; the governor of a prison.
3. governor
a ruler or chief magistrate appointed to govern a province, town, fort, or the like.
4. governor
a device for maintaining uniform speed in a machine, engine, etc., regardless of changes of load, as by regulating the supply of fuel or working fluid.
5. governor
Brit. Informal.
6. governor
one's father.
7. governor
one's employer.
8. governor
any man of superior rank or status.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME governour < OF governeor, gouverneur < L gubernātōrem, acc. of gubernātor=gubernā(re) to steer, govern+-tor -tor)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) governor
the head of a state government
2. (noun) governor, regulator
a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)
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1. (noun) Governor
the person elected to govern a U.S. state or other region
the Governor of Indiana
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Governor
one who governs; especially, one who is invested with the supreme executive authority in a State; a chief ruler or magistrate; as, the governor of Pennsylvania
2. (noun) Governor
one who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian
3. (noun) Governor
a pilot; a steersman
4. (noun) Governor
a contrivance applied to steam engines, water wheels, and other machinery, to maintain nearly uniform speed when the resistances and motive force are variable
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Sense: in the United States, the head of a state
the Governor of Ohio.
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 Afrikaans: staatshoof |
 Arabic: حاكِم |
 Bulgarian: губернатор |
 Brazilian: governador |
 Czech: guvernér |
 German: der Gouverneur |
 Danish: guvernør |
 Greek: κυβερνήτης |
 Spanish: gobernador |
 Estonian: kuberner |
 Farsi: فرماندار |
 Finnish: kuvernööri |
 French: gouverneur/-eure |
 Hebrew: מוֹשֵל |
 Hindi: गवर्नर |
 Croatian: guverner |
 Hungarian: kormányzó |
 Indonesian: gubernur |
 Icelandic: ríkisstjóri |
 Italian: governatore |
 Japanese: 知事 |
 Korean: (미) 주지사 |
 Lithuanian: gubernatorius |
 Latvian: gubernators |
 Malay: gabenor |
 Dutch: gouverneur |
 Norwegian: guvernør |
 Polish: gubernator |
 Persian: فرماندار |
 Pashto: والى |
 Portuguese: governador |
 Romanian: guvernator |
 Russian: губернатор |
 Slovak: guvernér |
 Slovenian: guverner |
 Serbian: guverner |
 Swedish: guvernör |
 Thai: ผู้ว่าการรัฐ |
 Turkish: vali |
 Taiwanese: 州長 |
 Ukrainian: губернатор |
 Urdu: ریاست کا حاکم، گورنر |
 Vietnamese: Thống đốc |
 Chinese: 州长 |
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