governor Definition

1. The elected head of a US state.

Form: Governor (also)
2. The head of an institution, eg a prison.

Thesaurus: administrator, controller, head, leader, supervisor, director, overseer.
3. A member of a governing body of a school, hospital, college, etc.
4. The head of a colony or province, especially the monarch's representative. See also gubernatorial.

Form: Governor (also)
5. mech.
A regulator or other device for maintaining uniform speed in an engine.
6a. colloq
A boss or father;
Form: guvnor (also)
Form: guv'nor
Form: the governor (often)
6b. colloq
A respectful, though now often ironical, form of address to a man, eg from a workman.
Form: guvnor (also)
Form: guv'nor
Form: guv (often)