Governor

/ɡˈʌvənɐ/

/ˈɡəvɝnɝ/

[noun]

Governor

[NOUN]

someone who is in charge of a region or town

a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)

synonyms : regulator

Examples

1. I am giving my word as the governor.

2. He was elected to Congress last year and is now running for governor.

3. Everyone from the Prime Minister, to the Governor of the Bank of England, to the Mayor of London, to the Director of the IMF, to Uncle Tom Cobley and all convinced us that we needed these austerity measures to survive the recession.

4. Protesters are baying for blood after it was revealed that the governor had been aware of the cover-up from the start.