governor
IPA: gˈʌvɝnɝ
noun
- (politics) The chief executive officer of a first-level division of a country.
- A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.
- 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.
- (informal) Father.
- (informal) Boss; employer; gaffer.
- (UK, informal, dated) Term of address to a man; guv'nor.
- (grammar) A constituent of a phrase that governs another.
- (dated) One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian.
- (nautical) A pilot; a steersman.
- The title for someone who holds the post of governor.
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Examples of "governor" in Sentences
- The governor denied the request.
- The governor depleted the assets.
- The governor embezzled their money.
- The bill was vetoed by the governor.
- The governor amortize the dividends.
- The governor enfranchises the people.
- The governor was the president of the Council.
- The governor is the ex president of the board.
- As such, they are answerable to the governor of Pennsylvania.
- The mayor is holding the new charter and shaking hands with the governor.
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