(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
In some systems of government, a ~ is a person who is in charge of the political administration of a region or state.
He was ~ of the province in the late 1970s...
Governor William Livingston addressed the New Jersey Assembly.
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2.
A ~ is a member of a committee which controls an organization such as a school or a hospital.
Governors are using the increased powers given to them to act against incompetent headteachers.
...the chairman of the BBC board of ~s.
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3.
In some British institutions, the ~ is the most senior official, who is in charge of the institution.
The incident was reported to the prison ~.
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