governor

Plural

governors

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

   • But gender is a factor both candidates will navigate in a country that has elected just 51 female state governors in its history.
   • Younger voters are more libertarian in political philosophy than older voters and are credited with the success of libertarian governor Jesse Ventura of Minnesota.

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

   • A governor on the injection pump limits the speed when running idle.
   • The turning point came in 1923, says Norton, when 42,000 Cincinnati residents signed a petition for a ballot initiative that would require all cars to have a governor limiting them to 25 miles per hour.

3. 3.A superior, especially a boss, an employer, or (law enforcement) a superior police officer.(informal)

4. 4.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.

   • The seven members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

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