1 (also Governor) a person who is the official head of a country or region that is politically controlled by another country:
the former governor of the colony * a provincial governor
2 (also Governor) a person who is chosen to be in charge of the government of a state in the US:
the governor of Arizona * the Arizona governor * Governor Tom Kean
3 (especially BrE) a member of a group of people who are responsible for controlling an institution such as a school, a college or a hospital:
a school governor * the board of governors of the college
4 (BrE) a person who is in charge of an institution:
a prison governor * the governor of the Bank of England * (spoken) I can't decide. I'll have to ask the governor (= the man in charge, who employs sb).
seealsoGUV'NOR
