Governor

/ˈɡʌv(ə)nə(ɹ)/

Synonyms for "governor" (201 found)

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Closest matches (41)

Noun(5 words)

regulator administrator ameer bosscontrol device

abba administrator aegis agentair wardenarm guardattendant backstop beg beglerbeg bey boss buffer bull bulwark bumper burgrave captain caretaker castellan

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chatelain chatelaine chief collector commandant commander conductor conservator contraceptive control controller copyright counterweightcrash helmetcurator cushion

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custodian dad daddy dashboard deputy dey directeur director dodger employer eparch exarch executiveface maskfather fenderfinger guardfixativefoot guardforest ranger

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foster fatherfusegame wardengamekeeper gaoler gauleiter genitor goggles governor-general guard guardianguardian angelguardrail gyroscopehand guardhandrailhard hathead helmet impresario insulation intendant interlock jailer janitor keeper khediveknee guardknuckle guardlaminated glasslieutenant governorlife preserverlifeguard lifeline lifesaver

Adjective(1 words)

elected governor

Noun(4 words)

emir ethnarch frontenac leader

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lightning conductorlightning rodmanager mask master mudguard nabob nawabnext friendnose guardold manpa pad padding palatine palladium pap papa pappy patent

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pater paterfamilias patriarch pilot pop pops preventiveprincipal keeperprison guardprochein amiproconsul producer prophylacticprotective clothingprotective umbrellaprovincial ranger rector regulatorresponsible personrotator ruler safeguard safetysafety glasssafety plugsafety railsafety shoessafety switchsafety valvesatrap screen screwseat beltservo controlservo regulatorshepherd shieldshin guardsire stabilizer stadtholder stepfather steward subahdarsun helmetsupercargo superintendent supervisor tetrarchthe old manturnkey umbrella vali vice-king viceroy wali warden warder windscreen windshield

Noun(18 words)

nabobs nehemiah overseers pashas prefect prefects provost regulators ruler satrapsspeed controlspeed control devicespeed control systemspeed limiterspeed regulationspeed regulation devicespeed regulatorstate executive

Verb(1 words)

regulate speed

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More general

9 entries

component control controller device mechanism officeholderpolitical leaderpoliticianpublic official

More specific

5 entries

centrifugal governorflyball governorproportional governorstate governorterritorial governor

Collocations

5 entries

elected governorgovernorshipgubernatorial raceoffice of the governorstate governor

Inflections

1 entries

governors

Derivations

7 entries

govern governable governably governed governing governorate governorship

Sample sentences

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Everybody wished he had been elected governor.

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The prefectural governor got the upper hand in the July elections.

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I ran for the governor.

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The governor appeared on TV in person.

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