Governor

Meaning of Governor

noun
  1. an official appointed to govern a town or region.
  2. the head of a public institution.
  3. the person in authority; one's employer.
  4. a device automatically regulating the supply of fuel, steam, or water to a machine, ensuring uniform motion or limiting speed.

Middle English: from Old French governeour, from Latin gubernator, from gubernare (see govern).

Information about Governor

  • It is a name.
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Hyphenation of Governor

Gover-nor

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • Governor is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Governor synonyms

Meaning regulator:

regulator

Meaning a person responsible for carrying out the administration of a business or organization:

administrator

Meaning a person exercising government or dominion:

ruler

Meaning the head of an organization:

chief

Meaning the person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country:

leader

Meaning the most important or senior person in an organization or group:

principal

Meaning a person in charge of something; a director or leader:

head

Meaning a prime minister or other head of government:

premier

Meaning the elected head of a republic:

president

Meaning a ruler exercising authority in a colony on behalf of a sovereign:

viceroy

Meaning a senior state or legal official:

chancellor

Meaning a person responsible for controlling or administering an organization or group of staff:

manager

Meaning a member of the board of people that manages or oversees the affairs of a business:

director

Meaning a person chosen to preside over a meeting:

chairman

Meaning a woman chosen to preside over a meeting:

chairwoman

Meaning a chairman or chairwoman (used as a neutral alternative):

chairperson

Meaning a separate seat for one person, typically with a back and four legs:

chair

Meaning a person who manages or superintends an organization or activity:

superintendent

Meaning a person who supervises a person or an activity:

supervisor

Meaning a person appointed to a role on or by a commission:

commissioner

Meaning a person or thing that directs or regulates something:

controller

Meaning a man who has people working for him, especially servants or slaves:

master

Meaning the head of certain schools, colleges, or other institutions:

warden

Meaning a person who supervises others, especially workers:

overseer

Meaning a person who arranges an event or activity:

organizer

Meaning a person who is in charge of a worker, group, or organization:

boss

Words that rhyme with Governor

Vernor, archgovernor, cogovernor, governor, mainpernor, misgovernor, pernor, subgovernor, undergovernor, turnor

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