governor
The chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country.
Noun 4 meanings
The chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country.
A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.
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.
Term of address to a man.
Etymology
From Middle English governour, from Old French gouvreneur, from Latin gubernator, from Ancient Greek κυβερνήτης (kubernḗtēs, “steersman, pilot, guide”), from κυβερνάω (kubernáō, “to steer, to drive, to guide, to act as a pilot”), of disputed origin. By surface analysis, govern + -or. Doublet of gubernator.
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GOVERNOR at a glance
GOVERNOR has 8 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (G 2 + O 1 + V 4 + E 1 + R 1 + N 1 + O 1 + R 1) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,950 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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