What does Governor mean?

Definitions for Governor
ˈgʌv ər nər, -ə nərgov·er·nor

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Governor.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. governornoun

    the head of a state government

  2. governor, regulatornoun

    a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)

Wiktionary

  1. governornoun

    The leader of a region or state that is a member of a federation or an empire. In Rome, they were endorsed by the emperor and appointed by the Senate. In the modern United States, they are elected by the people of that state.

  2. governornoun

    A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.

  3. governornoun

    A member of a decision-making for an organization or entity (including some public agencies) similar to or equivalent to a board of directors (used especially for banks); a member of the board of governors

    The seven members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

  4. governornoun

    father

  5. governornoun

    boss, employer

  6. Etymology: From gubernator, from κυβερνήτης, from κυβερνάω.

Wikipedia

  1. Governor

    A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political region or polity, a governor may be either appointed or elected, and the governor's powers can vary significantly, depending on the public laws in place locally. The adjective pertaining to a governor is gubernatorial, from the Latin root gubernare.

ChatGPT

  1. governor

    A governor is an individual elected or appointed as the chief executive of a state, province, or territory. Their role is to implement and enforce laws and policies, manage the state's resources, represent their jurisdiction at an official level, and serve as the head of the state's executive branch. The specific powers and responsibilities of a governor may vary depending on the particular governmental and legal system.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Governornoun

    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. Governornoun

    one who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian

  3. Governornoun

    a pilot; a steersman

  4. Governornoun

    a contrivance applied to steam engines, water wheels, and other machinery, to maintain nearly uniform speed when the resistances and motive force are variable

  5. Etymology: [OE. governor, governour, OF. governeor, F. gouverneur, fr. L. gubernator steersman, ruler, governor. See Govern.]

Wikidata

  1. Governor

    A governor is a governing official, or a part that governs something else, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state. In federations, a governor may be the title of each appointed or elected politician who governs a constituent state. In countries, the heads of the constitutive states, provinces, communities and regions may be titled Governor, although this is less common in parliamentary systems such as in some European nations and many of their former colonies, which use titles such as President of the Regional Council in France, President of the Regional Junta in Italy and Ministerpräsident in Germany, where in some states there are governorates as sub-state administrative regions. Other countries using different titles for sub-national units include Mexico, United States and Switzerland. The title also lies, historically, to executive officials acting as representatives of a chartered company which has been granted exercise of sovereignty in a colonial area, such as the British HEIC or the Dutch VOC. These companies operate as a major state within a state with its own armed forces.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. governor

    An officer placed by royal commission in command of a fortress, town, or colony. Governors are also appointed to institutions, hospitals, and other establishments. Also, a revolving bifurcate pendulum, with two iron balls, whose centrifugal divergence equalizes the motion of the steam-engine.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. governor

    An officer placed by royal commission in the military command of a fortress, not only over the garrison but over the inhabitants. In time of war it is an office of great responsibility, and at all times requires considerable experience and military information. Also, in the United States, one who is invested with supreme authority in a State.

Editors Contribution

  1. governor

    A person officially elected to govern.

    The school board of governors have a transparent and just voting system.


    Submitted by MaryC on April 10, 2020  

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. GOVERNOR

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Governor is ranked #64891 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Governor surname appeared 306 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Governor.

    49.6% or 152 total occurrences were White.
    40.2% or 123 total occurrences were Black.
    4.2% or 13 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    4.2% or 13 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Governor' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3985

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Governor' in Nouns Frequency: #1111

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Governor in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Governor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Governor in a Sentence

  1. Sadie Weiner:

    The Governor spoke to the President today. When the President insisted on a full convention arena with no face coverings and no social distancing The Governor expressed concerns and suggested a scaled back event with fewer attendees, they agreed to continue talking about ways to have a safe convention in Charlotte.

  2. James Grayson:

    They did not deserve to die. Governor Northam should render an apology to the families of these Martinsville Seven men, stating that they should not have been executed, it's never too late to right a wrong.

  3. Brandon Michon:

    It has been great to see how the importance of our children's education and the parents matter movement has brought so many people together, this is Virginia's opportunity to raise the bar, and we will be doing it with Glenn Youngkin as governor.

  4. Glenn Youngkin.I-95 in Virginia:

    Declaring a state of emergency now allows our emergency responders to prepare, and to move supplies and equipment where they expect to need them the most, this also gives Governor-elect Youngkin the ability to respond to any storm needs swiftly.

  5. Sally Bradshaw:

    Look, this is a journey. This is a process, his numbers have slowly continued to improve as we've gotten our messaging out and people get to know the governor.

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