Governor

Word GOVERNOR
Character 8
Hyphenation gov ern or
Pronunciations /ˈɡʌv(ə)nə(ɹ)/

Definitions and meanings of "Governor"

What do we mean by governor?

A person who governs, especially. noun

The chief executive of a state in the United States. noun

An official appointed to govern a colony or territory. noun

A member of a governing body. noun

The manager or administrative head of an organization, business, or institution. noun

A military commandant. noun

Used as a form of polite address for a man. noun

A feedback device on a machine or engine that is used to provide automatic control, as of speed, pressure, or temperature. noun

A steersman; a pilot. noun

The person invested with the supreme executive power in a state or community; specifically, as a personal title, the chief magistrate of a state or province: as, the governor of Connecticut; the governor of Newfoundland. As a title, abbreviated Gov. noun

One who is charged with the direction or control of an undertaking or institution: as, the governors of the Bank of England; the governor of a prison or hospital. noun

A tutor; one who has the care of a young man; one who instructs a pupil and forms his manners. Compare governess, 2. noun

A father; a master or superior; an employer; an elderly person. noun

In machinery, a self-acting regulator which controls a supply of steam, gas, or water; especially, any device for automatically regulating the amount of power developed in a machine, as in a steamengine. noun

See the adjectives. noun

The regulator used in arc-lamps to control the current. See regulator. noun

One who governs; especially, one who is invested with the supreme executive authority in a State; a chief ruler or magistrate. noun

One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian. noun

A pilot; a steersman. noun

A contrivance applied to steam engines, water wheels, and other machinery, to maintain nearly uniform speed when the resistances and motive force are variable. noun

The chief executive officer of a first-level division of a country.

A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.

A member of a decision-making for an 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.

Father.

Boss, employer, similar to gaffer.

Term of address to a man; guv'nor.

(grammar) A constituent of a phrase that governs another.

One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian.

A pilot; a steersman.

A long fat line of cocaine Urban Dictionary

A person in charge of a particular political unit Urban Dictionary

1. Chief executive officer of a state in the United States. 2. A valve that affects fuel supply and output to an engine in order to impose a maximum speed on a vehicle. Urban Dictionary

A McDonald's double cheese burger with no pickles, no onions, and a Spicy McChicken. A perfect example of flavor madness. Urban Dictionary

The one-eyed psychopath from The Walking Dead Urban Dictionary

When a girl is giving head she puts her hand around the base of the cock so a guy cannot test her gag reflex. Urban Dictionary

Noun. 1. One's employer. 2. A term of address, sir. Often seen spelt guv'ner. Cf. 'guv.' {Informal} Urban Dictionary

A term widely used to describe the following sexual ceremony: While engaging in sexual intercourse, preferably from behind, and as the money shot approaches, the male "doer" spits on his partners back. When he/she turns around in disgust, the "doer" ejaculates into one eye of his partner and firmly punches the other eye, exclaiming "you have been Governed!". The "doer", now also known as "the Governor", then parades his triumph and is later honoured, by his judicators, with a t-shirt declaiming "The Governor!" Urban Dictionary

A pair of boobs. Nipple must show through summer wear. Urban Dictionary

Governor DeShaggy — Another name for The Tyrant of Tallahassee; Pudding Fingers; The Great White Nope; The most awkward political candidate in the world: Ron DeSantis. When asked about his ridiculous position about teaching the many positive benifits of slavery in Florida schools he said in a most awkward public interview: It wasn’t me; I didn’t write it — quite reminiscent of the Shaggy hit song I Wasn’t Me. Get a clue, Ron — if you want to lead; then, you gotta stand behind your own BULLSHITE!!!!! Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Governor

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The word "governor" in example sentences

Governor David Paterson, happens to be a Democrat and both Black and Blind, the state's first African-American governor - and the first blind ­governor in America. ❋ Anorak News (2010)

Brown is known to be unorthodox - he earned the moniker "governor moonbeam" during his first stint as governor from 1975 to 1983 - and he urged legislators to "rise above ideology and partisan interest" after taking the oath of office in January. ❋ By MICHAEL R. BLOOD (2011)

Anderson has little faith in what he calls the governor's "blame and shame" tactic. ❋ AlaskaDispatch.com (2011)

April 7th, 2010 5: 36 pm ET oh so proud, my governor is a DINK! but then those of us who didn't vote for him, kinda already knew that. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"Your governor is a welcher and a deadbeat," Giuliani said. ❋ Ann Marimow (2010)

The Minnesota governor is the keynote speaker Saturday night at a major dinner hosted by the Republican Party of Florida. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Look no further than the fact that the governor is angry (really angry), that some of our city's elected officials are stalling a symbolic project of her administration, to understand how misguided their efforts really are. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It's interesting that in this state, everyone who's opposed to the health care lawsuit acts like the governor is the boss of the attorney general, but they're not complaining about states like Minnesota where the governor requested the attorney general to join the lawsuit but the A.G. refused. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Professor WILLIAM HALL (Political Science, Bradley University): In almost every state, the governor is an important part of the reapportionment process, which will be upcoming in 2011. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If we are to assume the governor is an intelligent man; how can we accept his apology? ❋ Unknown (2010)

In Pennsylvania, the governor is a Democrat while control of the legislature is divided between the two major parties. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And the governor is announcing that "The days of continuous taxation and the days of continuous spending have come to an end". ❋ Unknown (2010)

The former Alaska governor is appearing in a new ad for Rand Paul, a physician and the son of former GOP presidential candidate and Texas Rep. Ron Paul. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Maybe the Massachusetts legislature could just pass a bill that says if the governor is a Democrat, the governor appoints the new Senator. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He added that the governor is also committed to keeping the power grid on the west side of the mountains flowing — the Centralia plant produces steam power — and making sure jobs are secure. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This governor is an inconsiderate, racist pig!! dentri ❋ Unknown (2010)

If he thinks the governor is a racist come out and say it. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"[I just] [cut] you a governor" ❋ Immy T (2004)

God, now I've [gone] and [busted] [the Governor] ❋ ... Zjdbckdnznsjd (2019)

1. Before they became President of the United States, Bill Clinton was elected governor of Arkansas and [Ronald Reagan] was elected governor of California. 2. [The rental] truck we used to move [Pat's] furniture had a governor valve that prevented us from driving faster than 65 mph. ❋ PMax (2008)

I think [The Governor] will [cure] my cancer [someday] ❋ Masterhoy (2009)

"Get your [guns], we're [going in] -- Kill them all." - [The Governor] ❋ Westcoast_girl (2013)

[Kelly] used the governor [last night] while [blowing me]. ❋ HomerT (2007)

[Good] Mornin' Governor. ❋ Hempeater (2006)

Clearly, The Governor is the only act to [rectify] [virtuous] social [decorum]! ❋ JB (2005)

Wow, great governors! Makes [me want] to [give her] a [monkey face]. ❋ Sasa Bonsum (2006)

Refusing to [take responsibility] for his ridiculous position about teaching the many positive benifits of slavery in Florida schools Governor DeShaggy in a most awkward public interview: [It wasn’t me]; I didn’t write it — quite reminiscent of the [Shaggy] hit song I Wasn’t Me. ❋ Mind Hunter The Profiler (2023)

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