Definition of Governor

  • (n.) One who governs; especially, one who is invested with the supreme executive authority in a State; a chief ruler or magistrate; as, the governor of Pennsylvania.
  • (n.) One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian.
  • (n.) A pilot; a steersman.
  • (n.) A contrivance applied to steam engines, water wheels, and other machinery, to maintain nearly uniform speed when the resistances and motive force are variable.

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