A member of a decision-making for an 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
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, (November 6, 2009).
A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback
In some systems of government, a governor is a person who is in charge of the political administration of a region or state. He was governor of the province in the late 1970s Governor William Livingston addressed the New Jersey Assembly
A contrivance applied to steam engines, water wheels, and other machinery, to maintain nearly uniform speed when the resistances and motive force are variable
The Queen's representative in Queensland The Governor is appointed by Royal Commission on the advice of the Premier The Governor is responsible for approving actions of the executive government and assenting to Acts
If both houses approve a bill, it goes to the Governor The Governor has three choices: sign the bill into law, allow it to become law without his or her signature, or veto it A governor's veto can be overridden by a two-thirds vote in both houses Most enacted bills go into effect on the first day of January of the next year Urgency bills, and certain other measures, take effect immediately after they are enacted into law
One who governs; especially, one who is invested with the supreme executive authority in a State; a chief ruler or magistrate; as, the governor of Pennsylvania
A governor is a member of a committee which controls an organization such as a school or a hospital. Governors are using the increased powers given to them to act against incompetent headteachers. the chairman of the BBC board of governors