Advertisement - Continue reading below

Definition of "governor" []

  • A person who governs, especially: (noun)
  • The chief executive of a state in the United States. (noun)
  • An official appointed to govern a colony or territory. (noun)
  • A member of a governing body. (noun)
  • The manager or administrative head of an organization, business, or institution. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "governor" in a sentence
  • "Governor David Paterson, happens to be a Democrat and both Black and Blind, the state's first African-American governor - and the first blind ­governor in America."
  • "Brown is known to be unorthodox - he earned the moniker "governor moonbeam" during his first stint as governor from 1975 to 1983 - and he urged legislators to "rise above ideology and partisan interest" after taking the oath of office in January."
  • "Maybe the Massachusetts legislature could just pass a bill that says if the governor is a Democrat, the governor appoints the new Senator."