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governor
governor 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