governor

Governor — Gov ern*or, n. [OE. governor, governour, OF. governeor, F. gouverneur, fr. L. gubernator steersman, ruler, governor. See {Govern}.] 1. One who governs; especially, one who is invested with the supreme executive authority in a State; a chief ruler …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

governor — I noun caretaker, director, elected official, executive, executive leader, government official, highest state official, politician, potentate, public official, statesman associated concepts: executive branch of government II index caretaker (one… …   Law dictionary

governor — noun 1) правитель 2) губернатор 3) комендант (крепости); начальник(тюрьмы) 4) заведующий (школой, больницей) 5) coll. отец 6) coll. хозяин 7)coll. господин 8) tech. регулятор …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

governor — n constant pressure governor constant volume governor Англо русский строительный словарь. М.: Русский Язык. С.Н.Корчемкина, С.К.Кашкина, С.В.Курбатова. 1995 …   Англо-русский словарь строительных терминов

Governor — (engl., spr. gowwĕrnĕr), s. Gouverneur …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

Governor — For other uses, see governor (disambiguation). A governor (from French gouverneur) is a governing official, usually the executive (at least nominally, to different degrees also politically and administratively) of a non sovereign level of… …   Wikipedia

governor — регулятор; управляющее устройство air brake governor air pump governor all speed governor astatic governor bleed governor brake governor butterfly governor carburetor governor centrifugal governor compressor governor drum governor… …   Англо-русский словарь технических терминов

governor — /guv euhr neuhr, euh neuhr/, n. 1. the executive head of a state in the U.S. 2. a person charged with the direction or control of an institution, society, etc.: the governors of a bank; the governor of a prison. 3. Also called governor general.… …   Universalium

governor — сущ. 1) гос. упр. правитель, губернатор candidate for governor кандидат в губернаторы [на пост губернатора] governor incumbent действующий губернатор; губернатор, вступивший в должность Ronald Reagan was Governor of California before becoming… …   Англо-русский экономический словарь

Governor —    1) Heb. nagid, a prominent, conspicuous person, whatever his capacity: as, chief of the royal palace (2 Chr. 28:7; comp. 1 Kings 4:6), chief of the temple (1 Chr. 9:11; Jer. 20:1), the leader of the Aaronites (1 Chr. 12:27), keeper of the… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary