governor
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, Governor /ˈɡʌvənə $ -vərnər/ noun [countable]
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
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, 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:
3. British English the person in charge of an institution:
governor of
4. British English a guvnor