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1. Governor
   [United States] In the United States, the title governor refers to the chief executive of each state or insular territory, not directly subordinate to the federal authorities, but the political and ceremonial head of the state. ==Role and powers== The United States Constitution preserves the...
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2. Governor
   [disambiguation] A governor is an official, usually acting as the executive of a non-sovereign level of government. Governor or The Governor may also refer to: In leadership: In music: In film and literature: In technology: In places: In other uses: ...
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3. Governor
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4. Governor
   [Brazil] In Brazil, the governors are the chief executives of the states of Brazil. ==Current governors== ...
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5. Governor
   [mechanics] ==Summary== ==Licensing== ...
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6. 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 a rotating assembly of weights mounted on arms to determine how fa...
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7. 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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8. Governor
   A mechanical or electronic device for controlling or limiting the rotational speed of an engine or shaft.
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9. governor
   During the Empire a person chosen by the emperor who took charge of a Province.
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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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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13. governor
    noun a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)
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14. 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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15. 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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16. 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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17. 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 appointed ...
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18. Governor
    The speed monitoring device on traction elevators that triggers the safety when the elevator over-speeds.
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19. governor
    A flyball governor A device that maintains the speed of a machine constant despite load variation, often by controlling the fuel supply. The common flyball governor works by the centrifugal force of two rotating weights, acting against a spring. See also servomechanism.
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20. governor
    A device used to regulate motor speed, or, in a wind energy conversion system, to control the rotational speed of the rotor. Related category • ENGINES AND MOTORS
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21. 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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22. 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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23. Governor
    Governor is British slang for a boss, chief or leader.
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24. Governor
    Governor is British slang for a boss, chief or leader.
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25. 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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