GOVERNOR
- one that governs (to rule or direct) [n GOVERNORS]
- The elected executive head of a state of the U.S
- An official appointed to govern a town or region
- The representative of the British Crown in a colony or in a Commonwealth state that regards the monarch as head of state
- The head of a public institution
- A member of a governing body
- The person in authority; one's employer
- A device automatically regulating the supply of fuel, steam, or water to a machine, ensuring uniform motion or limiting speed