Complete Definition of "governor"

Image:Centrifugal governor.png|thumb|right|A flyball governor (mechanical), connected to a linkage to regulate flow.
English

Etymology
Category:Greek derivations
Latin gubernator, from Ancient Greek κ�βε�νή�η� (kybernetes) "steersman, pilot, guide", from κ�βε�νά� (kybernao) "to steer, to drive, to guide, to act as a pilot".

Noun
en-noun

#The leader of a region or state that is a member of a federation or an empire. In Roman Empire|Rome, they were endorsed by the emperor and appointed by the Senate. In the modern United States, they are elected by the people of that state.
#A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.
#informal father
#informal boss, employer

Translations
trans-top|leader of a region or state
Czech: t-|cs|guvernér|m
Finnish: t-|fi|kuvernööri, t-|fi|maaherra
German: Gouverneur m
Greek: t|el|κ�βε�νή�η�|m|sc=Grek (kyvernítis)
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Japanese: �� (��, chiji)
Romanian: guvernator n
Russian: г�бе�на�о� (gub'ernátor) m
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trans-top|device which regulates or controls
Czech: t-|cs|regulátor|m
Finnish: säädin, säätölaite
German: Regler m
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Romanian: t-|ro|regulator|m
Russian: �ег�л��о� (r'egul'átor) m
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ttbc|Chinese: ��, �� (zh�uzh�ng)
ttbc|Dutch: goeverneur m
ttbc|French: gouverneur m
ttbc|Italian: governatore m
ttbc|Korean: 주�� (jujisa)
ttbc|Latin: gubernator m, gubernatoris (genitive)
ttbc|Portuguese: regulador m
ttbc|Spanish: gobernador m
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Related terms
govern
government
governor-general, governor general, Governor-General, Governor General

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