Definitions for governor

governor gov·er·nor

Spelling: [guhv-er-ner, ‐uh-ner]
IPA: /ˈgʌv ər nər, ‐ə nər/

Governor is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 119 anagrams from letters in governor (egnoorrv).

Definitions for governor

noun

  1. the executive head of a state in the U.S.
  2. a person charged with the direction or control of an institution, society, etc.:
  3. Also called governor general. the representative of the crown, as in the Commonwealth of Nations.
  4. a ruler or chief magistrate appointed to govern a province, town, fort, or the like.
  5. Machinery. a device for maintaining uniform speed regardless of changes of load, as by regulating the supply of fuel or working fluid.
  6. British Informal. one's father. one's employer. any man of superior rank or status.

Origin of governor

1250-1300; Middle English governour Old French governeor, gouverneur Latin gubernātōrem, accusative of gubernātor, equivalent to gubernā(re) to steer, govern + -tor

Examples for governor

Like many Americans—but few Republican presidential candidates—the former Florida governor has evolved on the issue.

He was thirty years in my governor's service, and doesn't understand my ways.

On the other side of the Rock you can read how governor Nieto carried the faith to them.

The governor of Punjab province, a Muslim man, called publicly for leniency for her.

Abramoff said that the governor needed to remember to “be humble.”

Duke was a state representative whose neo-Nazi alliances were disgorged in media reports during his run for governor in 1991.

When the governor or President V-toes a bill, is he supposed to put his foot on it?

And before you got off the beams, Andrew, the governor of this State will have signed a pardon for you.

The governor won't be here for half an hour; bolt the door and have it out.

And now, similarly, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee: "Bend over and take it like a prisoner!"

Word Value for governor
Scrable

12

Words with friends

15

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