governor
/ˈɡʌv(ə)nə/ sustantivo B1En español: gobernador, gobernadora
- The chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country.
- A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.
- 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.
- A constituent of a phrase that governs another.
- One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian.
- A pilot; a steersman.
Plural governors
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When the Cobbler happened to fall sick himself of a serious illness, the Governor of the town determined to test his skill.
The Governor then called a public assembly and addressed the citizens: “Of what folly have you been guilty?
The Honourable Ronald Adair was the second son of the Earl of Maynooth, at that time governor of one of the Australian colonies.
“There are only,” said the gendarme, “a governor, a garrison, turnkeys, and good thick walls.
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