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governor
English
Alternative forms
- gouernour, gouvernor, gouvernour, governer, governour (all obsolete)
- guvnah, guvnuh (both informal)
Etymology
From Middle English governour, from Old French gouvreneur, from Latin gubernator, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (kubern?t?s, “steersman, pilot, guide”), from ???????? (kuberná?, “to steer, to drive, to guide, to act as a pilot”), of disputed origin. Doublet of gubernator.
Pronunciation
- (UK, non-rhotic) IPA(key): /???v(?)n?(?)/
- (US, rhotic) IPA(key): /???v??n??/
- (US, non-rhotic) IPA(key): /???v?n?(?)/
- (US, rhotic, r-dissimilation) IPA(key): /???v?n??/
Noun
governor (plural governors, feminine governess)
- (politics) The chief executive officer of a first-level division of a country.
- 1999, Karen O'Connor, The essentials of American government: continuity and change, p 17
- Younger voters are more libertarian in political philosophy than older voters and are credited with the success of libertarian governor Jesse Ventura of Minnesota
- 1999, Karen O'Connor, The essentials of American government: continuity and change, p 17
- 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.
- Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, www.federalreserve.gov (November 6, 2009)
- The seven members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
- Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, www.federalreserve.gov (November 6, 2009)
- (informal) Father.
- (informal) Boss, employer.
- (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.
Synonyms
- (head of a province): viceroy (of large divisions of a kingdom or empire); proconsul (of Roman regions, historical); bailiff, seneschal, intendant (of French regions, historical); tao tai (obsolete), circuit intendant, intendant, daotai (of Chinese regions, historical); provost (obsolete); gubernator (now humorous)
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Translations
Middle English
Noun
governor
- Alternative form of governour
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guv
English
Alternative forms
- gov
Etymology
Alternative phonetic spelling of gov, short for governor.
Noun
guv (uncountable)
- (Britain, chiefly London, informal) a form of address, usually to an unknown male or a superior. An informal form of sir.
- Spare two quid, guv? I 'aven't eaten since yesterday.
- Right away, guv... I mean, sarge.
Synonyms
- boss
Translations
Related terms
- guv'nor
- governor
Anagrams
- vug
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