GOVERNOR


Meaning of GOVERNOR in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.