governor

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /gʌvənɚ/

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Noun

Singular governor

Plural governors

1. (countable) A governor is a person who leads a place like a state or territory.

   The king appointed a new governor for the province.

   The governor agreed to set the prisoner free.

   The election for state governor was a close one.

Related words

• government
• govern
• governance