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governor

noun
/ˈɡʌv(ə)nə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From Middle English governour, from Old French gouvreneur, from Latin gubernator, from Ancient Greek κυβερνήτης (kubernḗtēs, “steersman, pilot, guide”), from κυβερνάω (kubernáō, “to steer, to drive, to guide, to act as a pilot”), of disputed origin. By surface analysis, govern + -or. Doublet of gubernator.

  1. derived from κυβερνήτης
  2. derived from gubernator
  3. derived from gouvreneur
  4. inherited from governour

Definitions

  1. The chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country.

    • Younger voters are more libertarian in political philosophy than older voters and are credited with the success of libertarian governor Jesse Ventura of Minnesota.
    • But gender is a factor both candidates will navigate in a country that has elected just 51 female state governors in its history.

  2. A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.

    • A governor on the injection pump limits the speed when running idle.
    • The turning point came in 1923, says Norton, when 42,000 Cincinnati residents signed a petition for a ballot initiative that would require all cars to have a governor limiting them to 25 miles per hour.

  3. A member of a decision-making body (such as a committee) for a larger organization or…

    A member of a decision-making body (such as a committee) for a larger 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.

    • The seven members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
  4. ›+ 7 more definitions

    1. Father.

      • "Say 'father.' We never called him papa; and if one of my brothers had addressed him as 'governor,' as boys do now, I really think he'd have him cut off with a shilling."

    2. Boss

      Boss; employer; gaffer.

    3. Term of address to a man

      Term of address to a man; guv'nor.

      • "Oh, right you are, governor, if you say so," accepted Fank […]

    4. A constituent of a phrase that governs another.

    5. One who has the care or guardianship of a young man

      One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian.

    6. A pilot

      A pilot; a steersman.

    7. The title for someone who holds the post of governor.

      • The Auschwitz Memorial Museum slammed Kyle Langford, Republican candidate for Governor of California, after his antisemitic remarks, calling out his actions as a “profound moral failure.”

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Derived

archgovernor, centrifugal governor, cogovernor, Governator, governoress, Governor Generoso, governorly, governorship, gov, gov., gov'nor, guv, guv'nor, lieutenant governor, subgovernor, undergovernor

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at governor. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at governor. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

6 hops · closes at governor

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA