governor

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noun

1. the head of a state government (Freq. 9)
• Derivationally related forms:
gubernatorial, governorship, govern
• Hypernyms:
politician
• Hyponyms:
bey, eparch, governor general, military governor, nawab,
nabob, proconsul, satrap, viceroy, vicereine
2. a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)
• Syn:
regulator
• Derivationally related forms:
govern
• Hypernyms:
control, controller
• Hyponyms:
flywheel, timer