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

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. governor(noun)

   the head of a state government

2. governor, regulator(noun)

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

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. governor(Noun)

   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.

   Etymology: From gubernator, from κυβερνήτης, from κυβερνάω.

2. governor(Noun)

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

   Etymology: From gubernator, from κυβερνήτης, from κυβερνάω.

3. governor(Noun)

   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.

   Etymology: From gubernator, from κυβερνήτης, from κυβερνάω.

4. governor(Noun)

   father

   Etymology: From gubernator, from κυβερνήτης, from κυβερνάω.

5. governor(Noun)

   boss, employer

   Etymology: From gubernator, from κυβερνήτης, from κυβερνάω.

Webster Dictionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Governor(noun)

   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

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

2. Governor(noun)

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

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

3. Governor(noun)

   a pilot; a steersman

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

4. Governor(noun)

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

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

Freebase(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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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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

How to pronounce governor?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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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. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie:

   Marco, the thing is this, when you're president of the United States, when you're a governor of a state, the memorized 30-second speech where you talk about how great America is at the end of it doesn't solve one problem for one person.

2. Scott Huffmon:

   She very very successfully branded herself as the jobs governor, but she kept her conservative credentials by railing against Obamacare and toeing the line on things that conservatives care about. She has been able to keep a foot in both worlds for a while. And now she is breaking away from being simply a Southern to becoming a national Republican.

3. Roberta Lynch:

   We urge the governor to stop demanding that the General Assembly approve his unrelated agenda items that would harm the middle class as a precondition to budget talks, and instead work with lawmakers to fairly fund state government and the important services it provides.

4. Chris Petley:

   This is a response to a Florida law voted on by the Florida Legislature and signed by Governor Rick Scott.

5. The Trump campaign:

   Governor Palin is returning to Alaska to be with her husband and looks forward to being back on the campaign trail soon. Mr. Trump’s thoughts and prayers are with the Palin family at this time.

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