governor
The chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a countryThe chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country.
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Значення
значень: 9The chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country.
Gouverneur, Gouverneurin
губерна́торgubernátor
губерна́торhubernátor, губерна́торкаhubernátorka
A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.
Regler
регуля́торreguljátor
регуля́торrehuljátor
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.
(Британія, застаріле, розмовне)Term of address to a man.
(Британія, розмовне)A superior, especially a boss, an employer, or (law enforcement) a superior police officer.
A constituent of a phrase that governs another.
(застаріле)One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian.
A pilot; a steersman.
(архаїчне, розмовне)Synonym of father.
- a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)
- the head of a state government
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речень: 116Will you run for governor?
Ви братимете участь у виборах губернатора?
The governor set the prisoners free.
deDer Gouverneur setzte die Häftlinge auf freien Fuß.
Tom was appointed by the governor.
I want to run for governor.
This is my last term as governor.
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Походження
From Middle English governour, from Old French gouvreneur, from Latin gubernator, from AncFrom 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.
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