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governor

/ˈɡʌv(ə)nə(ɹ)/

Phonetics

/ˈɡʌv(ə)nə(ɹ)/

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noun

  • 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.

  • Father.

  • Boss, employer, similar to gaffer.

  • Term of address to a man; guv'nor.

  • (grammar) A constituent of a phrase that governs another.

  • One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian.

  • A pilot; a steersman.