governor

[ˈɡʌvərnər]

Definition:
1. The head of a state government.
2. A control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel).

Use 'governor' in a sentence:

1. It is very likely that Bergeron will be a candidate for governor this year.
2. Economic policy in Europe should not be run by an unaccountable committee of governors of central banks.
3. The Prime Minister, accompanied by the governor, led the President up to the house.
4. Roach's lawyer appealed to the governor.
5. The choice of Governor may confound us all.
6. The governor does not have the authority to rescind the ruling.
7. It is possible that the present Governor General will be made interim President, if the proposals go through.
8. He was governor of Iowa in the late 1970s.
9. The notables include five Senators, two Supreme Court judges and three State Governors.
10. They must choose between two evenly matched candidates for governor.
11. The President summoned all the state governors to a conference on education.
12. Every governor and government pursuits for the effective community control from the beginning of the human being community.
13. The governor seems to have jettisoned the plan.
14. The governor is said to have agreed to reinstate five senior workers who were dismissed.
15. The governors were joined by Mr Hunter and his management team.
16. Governors are using the increased powers given to them to act against incompetent headteachers.
17. James Rhodes was reelected governor of Ohio.
18. The governor has declared his innocence and says he plans to serve out his term.
19. In a rare unanimous ruling, the US Supreme Court has overturned the corruption conviction of a former Virginia governor, Robert McDonnell.
20. He was widely respected as a wise and statesmanlike governor.
21. In the United States, the governor of a state has the power to change a sentence from the death penalty to life in prison.
22. The governor's proposals would actually cost millions of jobs and suffocate the economy.
23. Someone claims that the governor is being pushed out by Katangan tribal leaders to make room for Mr. Kabila's brother, Zoe.
24. The governor went further by agreeing that all policy announcements should be made first in the House.
25. The military governor of a frontier province in medieval Germany.
26. He was told by the governors that he could expect no further preferment.
27. The governor asked the crowd of protestors to leave peacefully.
28. California's plan, which is expected to be finalized by the governor next year, should serve as a model.
29. The governor deserves our wholehearted support for having taken a step in this direction.
30. He made an unsuccessful run for governor in 2005.
31. He is a candidate for the office of Governor.
32. The incident was reported to the prison governor.
33. The farmers asked the governor over the island at that time for help.
34. His proposals have already been rebuffed by the governor.
35. The protesters chanted, blew whistles and hooted at the name of Governor Pete Wilson.
36. The Governor faced hostile crowds when he visited the town yesterday.
37. School governors have the discretion to allow parents to withdraw pupils in exceptional circumstances.
38. The governor called for an inquiry into the motorway's collapse.
39. He is a candidate for the office of governor.
40. The man immediately responsible for this misery is the province's governor.
41. The decision appears to be a face-saving compromise which will allow the governor to remain in office.
42. I salute the governor for the leadership role that he is taking.
43. Governor Caperton has the largest campaign war chest.
44. The Governor has now called in the National Guard to assist the cleanup operation.
45. The late governor passed on much of his fortune to his daughter.
46. The governor's action freezes 300,000 accounts.
47. She was voted onto the board of governors.
48. The governor has enjoyed a huge surge in the polls in the wake of last week's convention.
49. To cancel the airport would mean a loss of face for the present governor.
50. Aides spoke of disposing of records that would embarrass the governor.
51. This funeral stopped the further growth of one thing—the petition to the governor for Injun Joe's pardon.
52. Governor William Livingston addressed the New Jersey Assembly.
53. He was governor of the province in the late 1970s.
54. The Governor will appear before the committee next Tuesday.