Definition of governor

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Governor (n.) A pilot; a steersman.

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Rector :: Rector (n.) A ruler or governor.
Reelect :: Reelect (v. t.) To elect again; as, to reelect the former governor..
Stadtholderate :: Stadtholder (n.) Formerly, the chief magistrate of the United Provinces of Holland; also, the governor or lieutenant governor of a province..
Khedive :: Khedive (n.) A governor or viceroy; -- a title granted in 1867 by the sultan of Turkey to the ruler of Egypt.
Adelantado :: Adelantado (n.) A governor of a province; a commander.
Governorship :: Governorship (n.) The office of a governor.
Elect :: Elect (v. t.) To select or take for an office; to select by vote; as, to elect a representative, a president, or a governor..
Bey :: Bey (n.) A governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions; also, in some places, a prince or nobleman; a beg; as, the bey of Tunis..
Legate :: Legate (n.) Under the emperors, a governor sent to a province..
Governor :: Governor (n.) One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian.
Dynast :: Dynast (n.) A ruler; a governor; a prince.
Shogun :: Shogun (n.) A title originally conferred by the Mikado on the military governor of the eastern provinces of Japan. By gradual usurpation of power the Shoguns (known to foreigners as Tycoons) became finally the virtual rulers of Japan. The title was abolished in 1867.
Arbitrator :: Arbitrator (n.) One who has the power of deciding or prescribing without control; a ruler; a governor.
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..
Dey :: Dey (n.) The governor of Algiers; -- so called before the French conquest in 1830.
Lord :: Lord (n.) One who has power and authority; a master; a ruler; a governor; a prince; a proprietor, as of a manor..
Viceroy :: Viceroy (prep.) The governor of a country or province who rules in the name of the sovereign with regal authority, as the king's substitute; as, the viceroy of India..
Satrap :: Satrap (n.) The governor of a province in ancient Persia; hence, a petty autocrat despot..
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..
Governor :: Governor (n.) A pilot; a steersman.
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