- the executive head of a state in the U.S.
- a person charged with the direction or control of an institution, society, etc.: the governors of a bank; the governor of a prison.
- the representative of the crown, as in the Commonwealth of Nations.
- a ruler or chief magistrate appointed to govern a province, town, fort, or the like.
- a device for maintaining uniform speed regardless of changes of load, as by regulating the supply of fuel or working fluid.
- British Informal.
- one's father.
- one's employer.
- any man of superior rank or status.
- a person who governs
- the ruler or chief magistrate of a colony, province, etc
- the representative of the Crown in a British colony
- the senior administrator or head of a society, prison, etc
- the chief executive of any state in the US
- a device that controls the speed of an engine, esp by regulating the supply of fuel, etc, either to limit the maximum speed or to maintain a constant speed
- Also called: head grammar
- a word in a phrase or clause that is the principal item and gives the function of the whole, as hat in the big red hat
- (as modifier)
- a name or title of respect for a father, employer, etc
