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      governor
      noun
      (politics) The chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country.
      A member of a decision-making body (such as a committee) for a larger 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.
      A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.
      (informal) Boss; employer; gaffer.
      (informal) Father.
      (grammar) A constituent of a phrase that governs another.
      (nautical) A pilot; a steersman.
      The title for someone who holds the post of governor.
      (UK, informal, dated) Term of address to a man; guv'nor.
      (dated) One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian.
      Roots
      gubernaregovern- · Latin · steer, govern
      Synonyms for governor
      eparchnproconsulnviceroynregulatornsatrapnintendantndeputyncommandantncommanderntetrarch
      Words related to governor
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