Definition of governor

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Governor (n.) A pilot; a steersman.

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Elect :: Elect (a.) Chosen to an office, but not yet actually inducted into it; as, bishop elect; governor or mayor elect..
Pretorium :: Pretorium (n.) The official residence of a governor of a province; hence, a place; a splendid country seat..
Candidate :: Candidate (n.) One who offers himself, or is put forward by others, as a suitable person or an aspirant or contestant for an office, privilege, or honor; as, a candidate for the office of governor; a candidate for holy orders; a candidate for scholastic honors..
Originate :: Originate (v. i.) To take first existence; to have origin or beginning; to begin to exist or act; as, the scheme originated with the governor and council..
Reelect :: Reelect (v. t.) To elect again; as, to reelect the former governor..
Eparchy :: Eparchy (n.) A province, prefecture, or territory, under the jurisdiction of an eparch or governor; esp., in modern Greece, one of the larger subdivisions of a monarchy or province of the kingdom; in Russia, a diocese or archdiocese..
Gubernatorial :: Gubernatorial (a.) Pertaining to a governor, or to government..
Ruler :: Ruler (n.) One who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a governor.
Elect :: Elect (v. t.) To select or take for an office; to select by vote; as, to elect a representative, a president, or a governor..
Governess :: Governess (n.) A female governor; a woman invested with authority to control and direct; especially, one intrusted with the care and instruction of children, -- usually in their homes..
Khedive :: Khedive (n.) A governor or viceroy; -- a title granted in 1867 by the sultan of Turkey to the ruler of Egypt.
Rectoral :: Rectoral (a.) Pertaining to a rector or governor.
Ci-devant :: Ci-devant (a.) Former; previous; of times gone by; as, a ci-devant governor..
Beglerbeg :: Beglerbeg (n.) The governor of a province of the Ottoman empire, next in dignity to the grand vizier..
Dey :: Dey (n.) The governor of Algiers; -- so called before the French conquest in 1830.
Caimacam :: Caimacam (n.) The governor of a sanjak or district in Turkey.
Rector :: Rector (n.) A ruler or governor.
Hospodar :: Hospodar (n.) A title borne by the princes or governors of Moldavia and Wallachia before those countries were united as Roumania.
Subgranular :: Subgovernor (n.) A subordinate or assistant governor.
Default :: Default (n.) A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to be done; neglect to do what duty or law requires; as, this evil has happened through the governor's default..
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