governor
the head of a state government
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,920 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 9,359 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the head of a state government
- a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel) also: regulator
governor in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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Caesar's governor seemed to know what every Harrovian had done worth the doing.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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Be governor of Ireland in my stead, And there abide till fortune call thee home.
Edward the Second · Christopher Marlowe · Chapter 1
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I daren't ask the governor; and besides I told Poulteney he should have it this morning.
Under Two Flags · Ouida · Chapter 1
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Tarpeia, from whom the cliff took its name, was the daughter of Tarpeius, the governor of the citadel, on this hill.
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) · O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson · Chapter 1