governor
English Thesaurus
1. a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel) (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | control, controller, |
| definition | : | a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | flywheel, |
| definition | : | regulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating engine (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | timer, |
| definition | : | a regulator that activates or deactivates a mechanism at set times (noun.artifact) |
2. the head of a state government (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | politician, |
| definition | : | a leader engaged in civil administration (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | bey, |
| definition | : | the governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | eparch, |
| definition | : | the governor or prefect of an eparchy in ancient Greece (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | military governor, |
| definition | : | the head of a government established by the military (as in a defeated country) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | nabob, nawab, |
| definition | : | a governor in India during the Mogul empire (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | proconsul, |
| definition | : | a provincial governor of consular rank in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | satrap, |
| definition | : | a governor of a province in ancient Persia (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | vicereine, viceroy, |
| definition | : | governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign (noun.person) |
3. a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel) (noun.artifact)
4. the head of a state government (noun.person)
| derivation | : | governorship, |
| definition | : | the office of governor (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | govern, rule, |
| definition | : | exercise authority over; as of nations (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | gubernatorial, |
| definition | : | relating to a governor (adj.pert) |
5. a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel) (noun.artifact)
6. the head of a state government (noun.person)
| derivation | : | governorship, |
| definition | : | the office of governor (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | govern, rule, |
| definition | : | exercise authority over; as of nations (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | gubernatorial, |
| definition | : | relating to a governor (adj.pert) |
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