Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - governor
Governor
governor
n. 1 a person who governs; a ruler. 2 a an official governing a province, town, etc. b a representative of the Crown in a colony. 3 the executive head of each State of the US. 4 an officer commanding a fortress or garrison. 5 the head or a member of a governing body of an institution. 6 the official in charge of a prison. 7 a sl. one's employer. b sl. one's father. c colloq. (as a form of address) sir. 8 Mech. an automatic regulator controlling the speed of an engine etc. Phrases and idioms Governor-General the representative of the Crown in a Commonwealth country that regards the Queen as Head of State. Derivatives governorate n. governorship n. Etymology: ME f. AF gouvernour, OF govern{euml}o(u)r f. L gubernator -oris (as GOVERN)
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noun Date: 14th century one that governs: as, one that exercises authority especially over an area or group, an official elected or appointed to act as ruler, chief executive, or nominal head of a political unit, commanding officer, the managing director and usually the principal officer of an institution or organization, a member of a group that directs or controls an institution or society, tutor, 3. one looked upon as governing, mister, sir, 4. an attachment to a machine (as a gasoline engine) for automatic control or limitation of speed, a device giving automatic control (as of pressure or temperature), ~ate noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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