governor

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.