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   Gov·er·nor

   /ˈɡəv(ə)nər/

   

   noun

   • 1. the elected executive head of a state of the US.
   • ▪ an official appointed to govern a town or region.
   • ▪ the representative of the British Crown in a colony or in a Commonwealth state that regards the monarch as head of state.
   • 2. the head of a public institution: British "the governor of the Bank of England"
   • ▪ a member of a governing body.
   • 3. the person in authority; one's employer. informal British
   • 4. a device automatically regulating the supply of fuel, steam, or water to a machine, ensuring uniform motion or limiting speed.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French governeour, from Latin gubernator, from gubernare (see govern).

   Derivatives

   • 1. governorate noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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