governor
noun/ˈɡʌvərnər/
Слово англійською: governor
Переклад governor українською: губерна́тор
Детальний опис
- (also Governor)a person who is the official head of a country or region that is governed by another country
- the former governor of the colony
- He was confirmed as the provincial governor for another five-year term.
- (also Governor)a person who is chosen to be in charge of the government of a state in the US
- the governor of Arizona
- the Arizona governor
- Governor Bev Perdue
- (especially British English) a member of a group of people who are responsible for controlling an institution such as a school, a college or a hospital
- One way of getting things changed is to become a school governor.
- the board of governors of the college
- (British English) a person who is in charge of an institution
- A copy of the report was sent to the prison governor.
- He is a former governor of the Bank of England.
- (informal) I can't decide. I'll have to ask the governor (= the person in charge, who employs somebody).
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French governeour, from Latin gubernator, from gubernare ‘to steer, rule’, from Greek kubernan ‘to steer’.