governor

English

/ˈɡʌv(ə)nə(ɹ)/, /ˈɡʌvəɹnəɹ/, /ˈɡʌvənə(ɹ)/, /ˈɡʌvənəɹ/

noun
Definitions
  • (politics) The chief executive officer of a first-level division of a country.
  • A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.
  • A member of a decision-making for an organization or entity (including some public agencies) similar to or equivalent to a board of directors (used especially for banks); a member of the board of governors.
  • (informal) Father.
  • (informal) Boss, employer.
  • (grammar) A constituent of a phrase that governs another.
  • (dated) One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian.
  • (nautical) A pilot; a steersman.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English governour borrowed from Old French gouvreneur derived from Latin gubernator derived from Ancient Greek κυβερνήτης (steersman, guide, pilot, captain).

Origin

Ancient Greek

κυβερνήτης

Gloss

steersman, guide, pilot, captain

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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