noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a board of governors (= in a school )
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She sits on the board of governors.
a school governor British English (= an elected person who works with teachers to make decisions about how a school is organized )
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The school governors have appointed a new head teacher.
deputy director/chairman/governor etc
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the Deputy Secretary of State
school governor
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
central
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Khelil was replaced as Central Bank governor by his deputy, Mohamed el-Beji Hamda.
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His present term as central bank governor expired on July 24, 1992.
democratic
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Gray Davis, the only other announced Democratic candidate for governor .
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Gray Davis, chairman of the Democratic governors .
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The Democratic candidate for governor apparently objects to unpaid leave in all cases.
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Charles Robb, the former Democratic governor of Virginia.
deputy
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Central bank deputy governor Paul Chiu said the bank plans to exclude foreign individuals from the current 15 percent limit.
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To inspire loyalty, the relenting deputy governor parceled out land to planters.
new
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The troubles of the new governor are being described.
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They proposed a bottoms-up, team-oriented approach-with a new name-and the governor agreed.
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Surendra Nath was sworn in as the new governor on Aug. 7.
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Moreover, simply by being there the new governor will add a little stability to Arizona's politics.
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Elections for new state governors and legislatures were scheduled for Dec. 14.
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All this reinforced Attlee's determination to get a new governor installed as soon as possible.
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The prison service said in response that the new governor needed more time to turn the prison round.
provincial
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The reforms were supported by President Carlos Saúl Menem, the other provincial governors and congressional deputies and senators.
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New commissars replaced the provincial governors .
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He was a Persian provincial governor , whose powers had few limits provided he stayed loyal.
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In a decree of October 1856 he strengthened the hand of provincial governors .
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Last week one provincial governor was blocked in his attempt to build a new road through the park.
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On the provincial commissions the provincial governor or his deputy would take the place of the Interior Ministry official.
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Other appointments A number of provincial governors were moved in August 1990.
republican
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The state had not elected a Republican governor since the Reconstruction period which had followed the Civil War.
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A group of Republican governors , including California Gov.
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The gathering in Washington this week of Republican governors , who run 31 of the 50 states, underlined the point.
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But while the Republican governors identify with small government, almost all take pains to avoid being seen as anti-government.
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After 14 years in office the state's Republican governor , Mr Jim Thompson, is standing down.
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But the Republican governors recoiled from the prospect of reopening the welfare bill for anything.
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The Republican governor , Arne Carlson, has promised to veto the bill.
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George Pataki and some of his fellow Republican governors held a news conference calling for changes to ease those reductions.
■ NOUN
bank
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Central bank governors have blown fortunes trying to fight against momentum in the international currency market.
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Khelil was replaced as Central Bank governor by his deputy, Mohamed el-Beji Hamda.
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His present term as central bank governor expired on July 24, 1992.
lieutenant
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Three years as a legislative liaison, six years in the state senate, four tedious years as lieutenant governor .
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In 1982, at the age of thirty-seven, John Wade was elected lieutenant governor .
prison
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Catering responsibilities for the prison lie with Mike Lamb, a prison governor whose title is G5 Caterer.
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Some bureaux have been invited in by the probation or education departments or by the prison governor .
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The names of certain prison governors whose personal positive qualities permeated every aspect of their prisons tend to be long remembered.
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The Home Secretary said that he had found prison governors who were in favour of the Bill.
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The jail trip prize has been offered by prison governor Robin Halward.
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But the prison governor insists the correct procedures were followed.
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The situation has prompted the prison governor to take the unusual step of refusing to accept any more remand prisoners.
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The prison governor is on leave; the deputy governor refused to comment.
school
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The school governors refused both applications.
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These schemes may be set up in liaison with local education authorities and school governors .
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It is important to bear this in mind in any study of the role of school governors in meeting special educational needs.
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He is a parish councillor, school governor and a member of Yorkshire Water Consultative Committee.
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This is where reports of local horticultural societies, women's institutes, school governors , and local elections are news.
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The Education Acts of the 1980s greatly increased the responsibilities and powers of school governors , including parent governors.
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And school governor is fined for importing pornographic material.
state
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Now his family is hoping an appeal to the local state governor will get him out.
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Other likely critics include state governors worried about the prospect of a decreasing contribution from the federal government to the costly program.
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Elections for new state governors and legislatures were scheduled for Dec. 14.
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Minor repercussions of the Paredes and Marquez revolts were successfully met by the loyal state governors and military leaders in various localities.
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Several state governors were tucked away safely in his pocket.
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The leaders who remain are the struggling corporate chieftains, the university presidents, the city managers, the State governors .
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Reshuffle of state governors - Resignation of government in Pondicherry A major reshuffle of state governors was announced on Dec. 14.
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Thereafter, local militias organized by claimants to office would fight at the bidding of the state governor .
■ VERB
appoint
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A commission appointed by the governor concluded that even a regiment could not have controlled the mob.
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In June 1646 Parliament appointed Mackworth governor of Shrewsbury, an office he held until his death.
become
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Shaikh Abdullah bin Said bin Abdul-Aziz al-Thani became deputy governor at under-secretary level.
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Wilson has been pushing for a comprehensive school test since he became governor in 1991.
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He persuaded the bishop of London to be a governor and Newton to become a deputy governor.
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Malcolm Forbes spent a couple of decades in the thickets of New Jersey politics and nearly became governor in the 1950s.
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On 22 December 1631 he became non-resident governor of Jersey, and through the 1630s sat on several administrative commissions.
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He could throw his lot in with the Lord General, and perhaps become a governor of one of the colony worlds.
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Brigham Young became governor of the territory with his two counselors serving as secretary and chief justice.
elect
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The state had not elected a Republican governor since the Reconstruction period which had followed the Civil War.
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In 1990, peddling himself to the voters as a successful businessman, he was elected governor .
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In 1982, at the age of thirty-seven, John Wade was elected lieutenant governor .
run
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In the end, virtually nobody in Californian politics believes the Speaker will dare run for governor .
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Now, contrast this with the attorney general, who is running for governor .
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The guy probably had two cars and a son running for governor .
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Feinstein and Roberts were running for governor of California and Oregon.
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Now Mr Brown, who is 59, is talking about running for governor .
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He lied when he ran for governor on the platform of being a successful businessman and political outsider.
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The office is being vacated by Republican Dan Lungren, who is running for governor .
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In one permutation, Panetta would not challenge Feinstein if she ran for governor .
serve
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If they are not, they should question their suitability to serve as governors of that school.
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Afterward, he was elected Arkansas attorney general and served as governor for 10 years before becoming president.
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Alexander served as governor of Tennessee for two terms, from 1979 to 1987.
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She had served as Fed governor since 1994.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
lame duck president/governor/legislature etc
lieutenant colonel/general/Governor etc
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He found the lieutenant colonel, although only touching fifty, almost impossibly grand.
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He had been a lieutenant colonel in public relations in Baltimore.
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He landed at night, and was met at base ops by a lieutenant colonel.
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He retired, still a lieutenant general, in 1972.
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One 12-year-old boy arrived, claiming to be a lieutenant colonel.
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She is a nice enough lady whose husband is a lieutenant colonel, U. S. Army, retired.
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Short was a three-star lieutenant general commanding the Army in Hawaii.
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Three years as a legislative liaison, six years in the state senate, four tedious years as lieutenant governor.
president-elect/governor-elect/prime minister-elect etc
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Governor Brown refused to answer the question.
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the governor of South Dakota
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the former governor of Hong Kong
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Another was a governor who frequently came into Russells Hall.
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His most consistent phrase was that he wants to accomplish in Washington what the governors have done in their states.
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In 1990, peddling himself to the voters as a successful businessman, he was elected governor .
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No Texas governor has won re-election since Dolph Briscoe in 1974.
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The board of governors consists of the finance minister from each member state.
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The troubles of the new governor are being described.