Definition of governor

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Governor (n.) One who governs; especially, one who is invested with the supreme executive authority in a State; a chief ruler or magistrate; as, the governor of Pennsylvania..

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Nabob :: Nabob (n.) A deputy or viceroy in India; a governor of a province of the ancient Mogul empire.
Caimacam :: Caimacam (n.) The governor of a sanjak or district in Turkey.
Regent :: Regent (a.) One who rules or reigns; a governor; a ruler.
Gubernatorial :: Gubernatorial (a.) Pertaining to a governor, or to government..
Proconsul :: Proconsul (n.) An officer who discharged the duties of a consul without being himself consul; a governor of, or a military commander in, a province. He was usually one who had previously been consul..
Executive :: Executive (n.) An impersonal title of the chief magistrate or officer who administers the government, whether king, president, or governor; the governing person or body..
Waywode :: Waywode (n.) Originally, the title of a military commander in various Slavonic countries; afterwards applied to governors of towns or provinces. It was assumed for a time by the rulers of Moldavia and Wallachia, who were afterwards called hospodars, and has also been given to some inferior Turkish officers..
Originate :: Originate (v. i.) To take first existence; to have origin or beginning; to begin to exist or act; as, the scheme originated with the governor and council..
Dey :: Dey (n.) The governor of Algiers; -- so called before the French conquest in 1830.
Reelect :: Reelect (v. t.) To elect again; as, to reelect the former governor..
Lord :: Lord (n.) One who has power and authority; a master; a ruler; a governor; a prince; a proprietor, as of a manor..
Ancient :: Ancient (n.) An aged man; a patriarch. Hence: A governor; a ruler; a person of influence.
Legate :: Legate (n.) Under the emperors, a governor sent to a province..
Castellan :: Castellan (n.) A governor or warden of a castle.
Regulator :: Regulator (n.) A contrivance for regulating and controlling motion, as: (a) The lever or index in a watch, which controls the effective length of the hairspring, and thus regulates the vibrations of the balance. (b) The governor of a steam engine. (c) A valve for controlling the admission of steam to the steam chest, in a locomotive..
Subashdary :: Subashdar (n.) A viceroy; a governor of a subah; also, a native captain in the British native army..
Council :: Council (n.) A body of man elected or appointed to constitute an advisory or a legislative assembly; as, a governor's council; a city council..
Ci-devant :: Ci-devant (a.) Former; previous; of times gone by; as, a ci-devant governor..
Rector :: Rector (n.) A ruler or governor.
Candidate :: Candidate (n.) One who offers himself, or is put forward by others, as a suitable person or an aspirant or contestant for an office, privilege, or honor; as, a candidate for the office of governor; a candidate for holy orders; a candidate for scholastic honors..
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