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Governor

ˈɡʌv(ə)nə

Governor definitions

noun

Inflections:

governor governors

an official appointed to govern a town or region

Synonyms:
administrator ruler chief leader principal head
- the elected executive head of a state of the US
- the representative of the British Crown in a colony or in a Commonwealth state that regards the monarch as head of state
the head of a public institution

"the governor of the Bank of England"

Synonyms:
administrator ruler chief leader principal head
- a member of a governing body
the person in authority; one's employer

Synonyms:
supervisor overseer superintendent manager boss team leader line manager controller
a device automatically regulating the supply of fuel, steam, or water to a machine, ensuring uniform motion or limiting speed