gov ‧ er ‧ nor W3 BrE AmE , Governor /ˈɡʌv ə nə $ -vərnər/ noun [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ government , ↑ governor , ↑ governess , ↑ governorship ; adjective : ↑ governmental , ↑ governing , ↑ gubernatorial ; verb : ↑ govern ; adverb : governmentally]
1 .
a) the person in charge of governing a state in the US
b) the person in charge of governing a country that is under the political control of another country
2 . British English a member of a committee that controls an organization or institution:
a school governor
the hospital’s board of governors
3 . British English the person in charge of an institution:
the prison governor
governor of
the governor of the central bank
4 . British English a ↑ guvnor