Definition for Governor:

• The chief executive of a state; one who is clothed with great legal authority; chief ruler; a mechanical device for regulating the speed of an engine.

Synonyms for Governor:

• n.

  •
  • assemblyman,
  • alderman,
  • alderwoman,
  • cabinet minister,
  • chief executive,
  • chancellor of the exchequer,
  • agent,
  • assemblywoman,
  • chief minister.
  •
  • demagogue,
  • alarm,
  • employer,
  • figurehead,
  • valve,
  • chieftain,
  • enforcer,
  • the Establishment,
  • autocrat,
  • dictator.
  •
  • central bank,
  • bank,
  • clearinghouse,
  • counting house,
  • the FDIC,
  • building society,
  • clearing bank,
  • the Fed,
  • banker,
  • credit union.
  •administrator (noun)
  • head people,
  • head persons,
  • over-seers,
  • prezzes,
  • over seers,
  • head honchos,
  • person upstair,
  • super-visors,
  • over seer,
  • super-visor,
  • super visor,
  • super visors.
  •artifact (noun)
  • governor.
  •authority (noun)
  • upstairs,
  • big wig,
  • Specialists,
  • kingfish,
  • kingfishes,
  • wizards,
  • top hand,
  • FEDS,
  • experts,
  • pros,
  • ivory dome,
  • top brass,
  • kingpin,
  • pro,
  • top dog,
  • veteran,
  • power elite,
  • kingpins.
  •chief (noun)
  • fore-people,
  • fore people,
  • fore-persons,
  • forepersons,
  • key players,
  • fore persons,
  • forepeople,
  • top cats,
  • fore person,
  • fore-person.
  •custodian (noun)
  • curator,
  • caretaker,
  • ranger,
  • custodian,
  • guard,
  • warder,
  • steward,
  • jailer,
  • turnkey,
  • proctor,
  • guardian.
  •director (noun)
  • boss,
  • conductor,
  • band master,
  • overlord,
  • king,
  • baron,
  • magistrate,
  • taskmaster,
  • foreman,
  • ringmaster,
  • overseer,
  • queen.
  •emir (noun)
  • shah,
  • sheiks,
  • emir,
  • AMIRS,
  • amir,
  • shahs,
  • sheik.
  •executive (noun)
  • higherup.
  •owner (noun)
  • heirapparent,
  • something buyers,
  • heirapparents,
  • heir-apparents,
  • heir apparents.
  •person administrating government (noun)
  • comptroller,
  • gubernatorial leader,
  • commander,
  • presiding officer,
  • chief of state,
  • GUV,
  • head.
  •regulator (noun)
  • thermostat,
  • thermostats.
  •rein (noun)
  • re strictions,
  • re-strictions,
  • re-striction,
  • re striction.
  •tutor (noun)
  • private teachers.
  •viceroy (noun)
  • satrap,
  • satraps.
  •warden (noun)
  • jailer jailors,
  • jailer-jailors,
  • jailerjailors,
  • jailer-jailor,
  • prison heads,
  • jailerjailor,
  • dogcatchers,
  • jailer jailor.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • school board,
  • bursar,
  • vice chancellor,
  • guidance counselor,
  • lunch lady,
  • matron,
  • corrections officer,
  • school governor,
  • governing body,
  • sir.
  •
  • provost,
  • rector.
  •
  • senate.
  •
  • honor.
  •check
  • brake.
  •guardian
  • trustee.
  •ruler
  • viceroy.

Paraphrases for Governor:

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    mayor, mayors.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    mayor.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    governor-general, lieutenant-governor.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    governor-general.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    referees, gov., REFS, spaces, Gouverneur, governador, regulator.
  • Noun, plural
    obligations.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    overseer, regulator.
  • Verb, past participle
    determined, paid, pleased, made.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    Grants.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    ruler, rulers, administrator, ruling.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    ruler, administrator, ruling.

Antonyms for Governor:

• n.

  • person administrating government
    follower, worker, employee.

Governor Sentence Examples:

• " Hold on," said the governor, as he was going out.

• Forgetting, in his excitement, that the governor did not know as much about the matter as he did, he sent the following message: 'Boy here has just thrown stone at crow.

Homophones for Governor:

• GOV.

Hypernym for Governor:

• n.

  • artifact
    flywheel, timer.
  • person
    nabob, bey, satrap, viceroy, Eparch, military governor, vicereine, Nawab, governor general, proconsul.

Hyponym for Governor:

• n.

  • artifact
    control, controller.
  • person
    politician.