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governor

/guhv-er-ner, ‐uh-ner/US // ˈgʌv ər nər, ‐ə nər //UK // (ˈɡʌvənə) //

省长,州长,理事长,总督

Related Words

administrator管理者,管理员,管理人,管理人员supervisor监督员,监管人,监督者,主管comptroller主计长,会计长,会计师,会计员manager经理,经理人,管理人,管理者ruler执政者,尺子,尺度,尺码executive行政,执行,行政人员,行政部门boss老板,老板娘director导演chief酋长,首席,首长,主任overseer监工,监督者,监管人,监管者superintendent监督员,警司,警司大人,学监commander司令员,指挥官,司令官,指挥员head头,头部,头颅,头头leader领导,领导人,领导者,领袖controller控制器,控制者,控制员,控制人chief of state国务长官,州长,国家元首,国务长guv负责人,理事长,厅长,监护人

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the executive head of a state in the U.S.
    • : a person charged with the direction or control of an institution, society, etc.: the governors of a bank; the governor of a prison.
    • : Also called governor general. the representative of the crown, as in the Commonwealth of Nations.
    • : a ruler or chief magistrate appointed to govern a province, town, fort, or the like.
    • : Machinery. a device for maintaining uniform speed regardless of changes of load, as by regulating the supply of fuel or working fluid.
    • : British Informal. one's father.one's employer.any man of superior rank or status.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounperson administrating government
Synonyms
administrator管理者,管理员,管理人,管理人员boss老板,老板娘chief酋长,首席,首长,主任commander司令员,指挥官,司令官,指挥员comptroller主计长,会计长,会计师,会计员controller控制器,控制者,控制员,控制人director导演executive行政,执行,行政人员,行政部门head头,头部,头颅,头头leader领导,领导人,领导者,领袖manager经理,经理人,管理人,管理者overseer监工,监督者,监管人,监管者ruler执政者,尺子,尺度,尺码superintendent监督员,警司,警司大人,学监supervisor监督员,监管人,监督者,主管chief of state国务长官,州长,国家元首,国务长gubernatorial leader州长领导,州长级领导,州长级领导人,州长领导人guv负责人,理事长,厅长,监护人head honcho首长,首领,头儿,老板presiding officer主持人,会议主持者,审判长,庭长

Examples

  • Republicans are serving today as the governors of Massachusetts, Maryland, and Vermont while Democrats govern Kansas, Louisiana, and Kentucky.

  • A reporter asked whether the governor would consider special exceptions like San Diego’s seeking.

  • So, when the governor calls in the National Guard, it means that the state pays for the soldiers and the use of the equipment.

  • Since then, though, Biden has been clearer that this would be something he would press governors to implement.

  • Stephanopoulos noted Biden called on governors to implement the mandate.

  • Like many Americans—but few Republican presidential candidates—the former Florida governor has evolved on the issue.

  • The governor of Punjab province, a Muslim man, called publicly for leniency for her.

  • And now, similarly, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee: "Bend over and take it like a prisoner!"

  • Duke was a state representative whose neo-Nazi alliances were disgorged in media reports during his run for governor in 1991.

  • Abramoff said that the governor needed to remember to “be humble.”

  • In particular the Governor of Adinskoy offered us a guard of fifty men to the next station, if we apprehended any danger.

  • The governor of the fortress was provided with a safe residence in Egypt, and an annual pension of 75,000 piasters.

  • He recounts at much length the reasons for which he supposes the governor arrested him.

  • He shall serve among great men, and appear before the governor.

  • Messa urges the king to send a new governor, and gives his advice as to the character of him who should be sent.

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