GOVERNOR


Meaning of GOVERNOR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ gʌvə(r)nə(r) ]

( governors)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

In some systems of government, a governor is a person who is in charge of the political administration of a region or state.

He was governor of the province in the late 1970s...

Governor William Livingston addressed the New Jersey Assembly.

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2.

A governor 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 governors.

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3.

In some British institutions, the governor is the most senior official, who is in charge of the institution.

The incident was reported to the prison governor.

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