governor

gov·er·nor

 (gŭv′ər-nər)

n.

1. Abbr. Gov. A person who governs, especially:

a. The chief executive of a state in the United States.

b. An official appointed to govern a colony or territory.

c. A member of a governing body.

2. The manager or administrative head of an organization, business, or institution.

3. Abbr. Gov. A military commandant.

4. Chiefly British Used as a form of polite address for a man.

5. A feedback device on a machine or engine that is used to provide automatic control, as of speed, pressure, or temperature.

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governor

(ˈɡʌvənə)

n

1. a person who governs

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the ruler or chief magistrate of a colony, province, etc

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the representative of the Crown in a British colony

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Brit the senior administrator or head of a society, prison, etc

5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the chief executive of any state in the US

6. (Mechanical Engineering) a device that controls the speed of an engine, esp by regulating the supply of fuel, etc, either to limit the maximum speed or to maintain a constant speed

7. (Grammar) grammar

a. a word in a phrase or clause that is the principal item and gives the function of the whole, as hat in the big red hat

b. (as modifier): a governor noun.

8. informal Brit a name or title of respect for a father, employer, etc

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gov•er•nor

(ˈgʌv ər nər, -ə nər)

n.

1. the executive head of a state in the U.S.

2. a person charged with the direction or control of an institution, society, etc.: the governors of a bank; the governor of a prison.

3. a ruler or chief magistrate appointed to govern a province, town, fort, or the like.

4. 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. Brit. Informal.

a. one's father.

b. one's employer.

c. any man of superior rank or status.

[1250–1300; Middle English governour < Old French governeor, gouverneur < Latin gubernātōrem, acc. of gubernātor=gubernā(re) to steer, govern + -tor -tor]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	governor - the head of a state government   bey - the governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire eparch - the governor or prefect of an eparchy in ancient Greece governor general - a governor of high rank military governor - the head of a government established by the military (as in a defeated country) nabob, nawab - a governor in India during the Mogul empire politician - a leader engaged in civil administration proconsul - a provincial governor of consular rank in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire satrap - a governor of a province in ancient Persia viceroy, vicereine - governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign
	2.	governor - a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel) regulator controller, control - a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; "the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her" flywheel - regulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating engine timer - a regulator that activates or deactivates a mechanism at set times

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governor

noun leader, administrator, ruler, head, minister, director, manager, chief, officer, executive, boss (informal), commander, controller, supervisor, superintendent, mandarin, comptroller, functionary, overseer, baas (S. African) He was governor of the province in the late 1970s.

Related words
adjective gubernatorial

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Translations

حاكِمعُضو لَجنَة حاكِمَهوالي إقْليم، حاكِم منطقَه

guvernérregulátorčlen správní rady

bestyrelsesmedlemdirektørguvernørpræsidiemedlem

GouverneurVorstand

κυβερνήτης

gobernadoralcaide

kuvernöörimaaherra

gouverneuradministrateurdominateur

igazgatótanács tagja

ríkisstjóristjórnandi; stjórnarmeîlimurlandstjóri, nÿlendustjóri

governatore

guvernørstattholder

regulator

губернаторрегулятор

člen správnej radyguvernér

direktorguverner

valiyönetim kurulu üyesi

主管人员州长总督省长

governor

[ˈgʌvənəʳ]

A. N

1. [of colony, state etc] → gobernador(a) m/f

2. (esp Brit) [of prison] → director(a) m/f

3. (Brit) [of school] → miembro mf del consejo

4. (Brit) (= boss) → jefe m, patrón m; (= father) → viejo m
thanks, governor! → ¡gracias, jefe!

5. (Mech) → regulador m

B. CPD governor general N (Brit) → gobernador(a) m/f general

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governor

[ˈgʌvə^rnə^r] n

[colony, state, bank] → gouverneur m

[school] → membre m du conseil d'établissement; [hospital] → membre m du conseil d'administration

(British) [prison] → directeur/trice m/fGovernor-General [ˌgʌvə^rnə^rˈdʒɛn^ərəl] n (British) → gouverneur m général

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governor

n

(of colony, state etc) → Gouverneur(in) m(f)

(esp Brit, of bank, prison) → Direktor(in) m(f); (of school) → ˜ Mitglied nt → des Schulbeirats; the (board of) governors → der Vorstand; (of bank also) → das Direktorium; (of school) → ˜ der Schulbeirat

(Brit inf: = boss) → Chef m (inf); (= father) → alter Herr (inf)

(Mech) → Regler m

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governor

[ˈgʌvənəʳ] n

a. (of colony, state, bank) → governatore m; (director, of school, hospital) → membro del consiglio di amministrazione (Brit) (of prison) → direttore/trice

b. (of engine) → controllo automatico della velocità

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government

(ˈgavəmənt) noun

1. the people who rule a country or state. the British Government. regering حُكومَه правителство governo vláda die Regierung regering κυβέρνησηgobierno valitsus دولت hallitus gouvernementממשלה शासन, नियंत्रण vlada kormány(zat) pemerintah stjórnvöld, ríkisstjórn governo 政府 정부 vyriausybė, valdžia valdība kerajaan regeringregjering, styrerząd حكومت، دولت governo guvern правительство vláda vlada vlada regering รัฐบาล hükümet 政府 уряд سرکار، حکومت chính quyền 政府

2. the way in which a country or state is ruled. Democracy is one form of government. bestuur نِظام حُكْم управление governo vláda die Regierungsform styre διακυβέρνηση gobierno valitsemine سیستم حکومت valtiojärjestelmä gouvernementממשל शासन-प्रणाली društveno uređenje kormányforma pemerintahan stjórnarfar governo 政治 통치 valdymas valdības forma sistem pemerintahan regime, bestuurstyreformustrój د حکومت سیستم governo gu­ver­­nare форма правления vláda vlada, vladavina vladavina styrelsesätt, regeringsform, statsskick การปกครอง yönetim 政體 правління کسی ملک میں حکومت کا نظام cách thức hoặc hệ thống lãnh đạo 政体

3. the act or process of governing. regering حُكْم управление governo panování, správa die Regierung styre; regere διακυβέρνηση gobierno valitsemine حکمرانی hallitseminen administrationשלטון शासन-प्रणाली vladavina irányítás administrasi stjórnun amministrazione 管理 지배, 관리, 통제 valdymas pārvalde; valdīšana kerajaan het regeren, besturenstyring, regjering rządzenie حکمرانی governo ad­mi­nis­trare правление správa vodstvo vladanje styrande, regerande ระบบการปกครอง yönetme 統治 урядування, керування حکومت کرنے کا عمل việc hoặc quá trình cai trị 统治

governmental (gavnˈmentl) adjective

staatsagtig, regeringsagtig حُكومي държавен governamental vládní Regierungs-... regerings-; stats- κυβερνητικόςgubernamental valitsus- حکومتی hallitus- gouvernementalממשלתי सरकारी, शासकीय vladin kormány- mengenai pemerintah (ríkis)stjórnar- governativo 政府の 정부의 vyriausybinis valdības- kerajaan regerings-riks-, stats-, departements- rządowy حكومتى، دولتى governamental правительственный vládny vladen vladin regerings-, stats- แ่งการกครอง yönetime ait 政府的 урядовий سرکاری thuộc chính quyền 政府的

ˈgovernor noun

1. in the United States, the head of a state. the Governor of Ohio. staatshoof حاكِم губернатор governador guvernér der Gouverneur guvernør κυβερνήτηςgobernador kuberner فرماندار kuvernööri gouverneur/-eure מושל गवर्नर guverner kormányzó gubernur ríkisstjóri governatore 知事 (미) 주지사 gubernatorius gubernators gabenor gouverneurguvernør gubernator والى governador gu­vernator губернатор guvernér guverner guverner guvernör ผู้ว่าการรัฐ vali 州長 губернатор ریاست کا حاکم، گورنر Thống đốc 州长

2. a member of the committee of people who govern a school, hospital etc. He is on the board of governors. lid van die beheerraad عُضو لَجنَة حاكِمَه управител diretor člen správní rady der Vorstand bestyrelsesmedlem; præsidiemedlem; direktør μέλος διοικητικού συμβουλίου, διοικητής, διευθυντής miembro del consejo, director juhatuse liige عضو هیئت مدیره johtokunnan jäsen administrateur/-trice חֲבֵר הַנהָלָה संचालक मंडल का सदस्य član uprave igazgatótanács v. intézőtestület tagja administrator stjórnandi; stjórnarmeðlimur amministratore, amministratrice 理事 (조직 등의) 장, 관리자, 이사 valdytojas (skolas, slimnīcas) pārvaldnieks gabenor bestuurderstyremedlem członek zarządu کمیته director administrator член правления člen správnej rady upravnik upravnik styrelsemedlem คณะกรรมการ การปกครอง yönetim kurulu üyesi 學校或醫院等管理委員會的成員 завідуючий کسی ادارے کی ادارتی مجلس کا ایک عضو uỷ viên hội đồng quản trị 主管人员

3. a person who governs a province or colony. goewerneur والي إقْليم، حاكِم منطقَه управител governador guvernér der Gouverneur guvernør κυβερνήτηςgobernador kuberner حاکم maaherra gouverneur/-eure נגיד राज्यपाल guverner kormányzó gubernur landstjóri, nÿlendustjóri governatore 総督 총독 gubernatorius gubernators gabenor gouverneur; commissaris van de Koningin guvernør, stattholder gubernator والى governador guvernator de provincie/de colonie правитель guvernér guverner upravitelj ståthållare ผู้ปกครอง; ข้าหลวง; ผู้ควบคุม; เจ้าเมือง vali 省長，總督 губернатор کسی صوبے یا علاقے پر حکومت کرنے والا شخص người đứng đầu 省长，总督

ˈgovernorship noun

goewerneurskap مَنْصِب الحاكِم أو الوالي пост на управител или губернатор governo úřad guvernéra das Gouverneursamt guvernørpost το αξίωμα του κυβερνήτη gobierno, cargo de gobernador kuberneriamet حکمرانی kuvernöörinvirka fonctions de gouverneur ממשל गवर्नर या राज्यपाल का पद guvernerstvo kormányzó ügyköre/hatásköre fungsi gubernur ríkisstjóra-/landsstjóraembætti governatorato 知事職 지사(장관, 총재 등)의 지위 gubernatoriaus valdžia, gubernija gubernatora valdīšana berkenaan gabenor gouverneurschap guvernørembete urząd gubernatora ولايت ، مقام governo funcţia de guvernator губернаторство úrad guvernéra guvernerstvo upravljanje guvernörskap ตำแหน่งและอำนาจหน้าที่ของผู้ปกครอง valilik 首長職位 посада губернатора گورنری chức thống đốc, thủ lĩnh 总督（或州长等地方行政长官）的职位（或职责、任期）

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