governor

Universal Words noun 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