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Definitions of governor in various dictionaries:
noun - the head of a state government
noun - a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)
The chief executive of a state in the United States.
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In 1962 Richard Nixon held his "last press conference" after losing a race for this California office |
2008 job title for Ted Strickland, Tim Pawlenty & Bill Richardson |
During peacetime each state's National Guard is commanded by the person in this post |
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a person in charge of or responsible for a particular organization: |
a person in charge of an organization or of a particular political unit, esp. a US state: |
the title of the official leader of some organizations, or member of a group that is in charge of some organizations: |
an elected official in charge of a particular region or state: |
the title of an elected official in charge of a particular region or state: |
A feedback device on a machine or engine that is used to provide automatic control, as of speed, pressure, or temperature. |
Chiefly British Used as a form of polite address for a man. |
The chief executive of a state in the United States. |
A military commandant. |
The manager or administrative head of an organization, business, or institution. |
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A governor is, in most cases, a public official with the power to govern the executive branch of a non-sovereign or sub-national level of government, ranking under the head of state. In federations, governor may be the title of a politician who governs a constituent state and may be either appointed or elected. The power of the individual governor can vary dramatically between political systems, with some governors having only nominal or largely ceremonial power, while others having a complete control over the entire government. * Historically, the title can also apply to the executive officials acting as representatives of a chartered company which has been granted exercise of sovereignty in a colonial area, such as the British East India Company or the Dutch East India Company. These companies operate as a major state within a state with its own armed forces. * There can also be non-political governors: high-ranking officials in private or similar governance such as commercial and non-p |