Noun: governor gú-v(u-)nu(r)
- The head of a state government
"The governor signed the controversial bill into law"
- A control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)
"The governor on the engine prevented it from overrevving";
- regulator
Derived forms: governors
Type of: control, controller, politician, pollie [Austral, informal], polly [Austral, informal]
Encyclopedia: Governor, you're no Thomas Jefferson