governor
[noun]
Synonyms: leader, administrator, chief, commander, controller, director, executive, head, manager, ruler

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gov‧er‧nor W3 , Governor /ˈɡʌvənə $ -vərnər/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: government, governor, governess, governorship; adjective: governmental, governing, gubernatorial; verb: govern; adverb: governmentally]

1.
a) the person in charge of governing a state in the US
b) the person in charge of governing a country that is under the political control of another country

2. British English a member of a committee that controls an organization or institution:
a school governor
the hospital’s board of governors

3. British English the person in charge of an institution:
the prison governor
governor of
the governor of the central bank

4. British English a guvnor

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

governor
noun
ADJ. deputy | acting, interim She was appointed as acting governor until an election could be held.
colonial, district, provincial, regional, state | imperial | military | prison, school | parent She served as a parent governor at her children's school.
VERB + GOVERNOR appoint, appoint sb (as), co-opt, co-opt sb (as), elect, elect sb (as) | serve as
PHRASES a board of governors

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