Webster's English Dictionary

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governor

gov.er.nor \'g*v-(*-)n*r also 'g*v-*r-n*r\ n 1: one that governs : as  1a: 
   one that exercises authority esp. over an area or group  1b: an official 
   elected or appointed to act as ruler, chief executive, or n ominal head of 
   a political unit 1c: COMMANDANT  1d: the managing director and usu. the 
   principal officer of an institution  or organization 1e: a member of a 
   group that directs or controls an institution or society  2: TUTOR  slang  
   3a: one looked upon as governing  3b: MISTER  4a: an automatic attachment 
   to a machine for automatic control or limitatio n of speed 4b: a device 
   giving automatic control (as of pressure or temperature)