transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgə-v ə n-ər also ]
ˈgə-vər-nər noun
Date: 14th century
1. : one that governs: as
a. : one that exercises authority especially over an area or group
b. : an official elected or appointed to act as ruler, chief executive, or nominal head of a political unit
c. : commanding officer
d. : the managing director and usually the principal officer of an institution or organization
e. : a member of a group that directs or controls an institution or society
2. : tutor
3.
a. slang : one looked upon as governing
b. : mister , sir — usually used as a term of address
4.
a. : an attachment to a machine (as a gasoline engine) for automatic control or limitation of speed
b. : a device giving automatic control (as of pressure or temperature)
• gov·er·nor·ate -ət, -ˌāt noun