Look up: Governor

1. governor
   [n] - the head of a state government 2. [n] - a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)
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2. Governor
   A mechanical or electronic device for controlling or limiting the rotational speed of an engine or shaft.
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3. governor
   During the Empire a person chosen by the emperor who took charge of a Province.
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4. governor
   an appliance to limit the rotational speed of rotating equipment Category: Nuclear industry (with applied atomic and nuclear physics) • a pressure operated automatic device which maintains a pressure between two limiting values Category: Electrical engineering and energy • a ...
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5. Governor
   Gov'ern·or noun [ Middle English governor , governour , Old French governeor , French gouverneur , from Latin gubernator steersman, ruler, governor. See Govern .] 1. One who governs; especially, one w...
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6. governor
   1. 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. 'The governor of the town.' ... 2. One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian. ... 3. A pilot; a steersman...
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7. governor
   noun a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)
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8. 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 contrivance applied to stea...
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9. governor
   (from the article `India`) The government structure of the states, defined by the constitution, closely resembles that of the union. The executive branch is composed of a ... ...the Legislative Assembly (lower) and the Legislative Council (upper). The leader of the majority party or alliance of parties in the Legislative ... [5 relat...
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10. governor
    in technology, device that automatically maintains the rotary speed of an engine or other prime mover within reasonably close limits regardless of ... [1 related articles]
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11. Governor
    The speed monitoring device on traction elevators that triggers the safety when the elevator over-speeds.
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12. governor
    governor, chief executive of a dependent or component unit in a political system. In the United States, a governor is the chief executive of each state and is elected by the people of the state. In the British, French, and Dutch empires a governor was traditionally appointed to rule over each of the...
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13. governor
    governor, automatic device used to regulate and control such variables as speed or pressure in the functioning of an engine or other machine. A governor may be an electric, hydraulic, or mechanical device, or it may employ some combination of electric, hydraulic, and mechanical components. The const...
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14. Governor
    Governor is British slang for a boss, chief or leader.
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15. Governor
    Governor is British slang for a boss, chief or leader.
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16. Governor
    When the American colonies were founded, the term 'Governor' was used in two senses in England: to denote the commander of a fortified post, like Hull or Tangier, and to denote the head of a great trading corporation, like the East India Company or the Massachusetts Company. The Governor of an Ameri...
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17. Governor
    In mechanics, a governor is a contrivance for maintaining a uniform velocity with a varying resistance of a piece of machinery. Originally, governors were employed in steam engines and worked by regulating the amount of steam that passed. A common form of steam-engine governor consisted of a pair of...
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18. Governor
    Generic term for limiting or monitoring device as in "speed governor" or air pressure governor, more often the latter. Pressure governors are used to monitor the rise or fall of air pressure to operate systems or give warnings. Compressor governors are used to automatically control compressors runni...
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19. governor
    In engineering, any device that controls the speed of a machine or engine, usually by regulating the intake of fuel or steam. Scottish inventor James Watt invented the steam-engine governor in 1788. It works by means of heavy balls, which rotate on the end of linkages and move in or out because of centrifugal force according to the speed of rot...
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20. Governor
    A device that regulates the speed of a rotating shaft, either electrically or mechanically.
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21. Governor
    A `governor` (from French gouverneur) is a governing official, usually the executive (at least nominally, to different degrees also politically and administratively) of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state. In federations, a governor may be the title of each ap...
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22. Governor
    (device) A `governor`, or `speed limiter`, is a device used to measure and regulate the speed of a machine, such as an engine. A classic example is the centrifugal governor, also known as the Watt or fly-ball governor, which uses weights mounted on spring-loaded arms to determine how fast a s...
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23. Governor
    (Brazil) In `Brazil`, the `governors` are the chief executives of the states of Brazil. Current governors: ! State ! colspan=2 | Governor !! Party !! Vice Governor 1) Upper row, from the left to the right: min. Fernando Haddad, gov. Luís Henrique da Silveira (Santa Catarina), min. T...
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24. Governor
    (disambiguation) A Governor is an official, usually acting as the executive of a non-sovereign level of government. `Governor` may also refer to: In `music`: In `computing`: In `film`: `Places` See also:
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25. Governor
    (singer) `Governor Washington Jr.`, better known as `Governor`, is an Southern American Soul (music) and R&B singer who was signed to T.I.`s label, Grand Hustle, under the aegis of Atlantic Records. He is signed to the newly formed G-Note Records which is a subsidiary label of 50 Cent`s G...
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