governor

noun

1. 1

   The chief executive officer of a first-level division of a country.

2. 2

   A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.

3. 3

   A member of a decision-making for an organization or entity (including some public agencies) similar to or equivalent to a board of directors (used especially for banks); a member of the board of governors.

4. 4

   Father.

5. 5

   Boss, employer, similar to gaffer.

6. 6

   Term of address to a man; guv'nor.

7. 7

   (grammar) A constituent of a phrase that governs another.

8. 8

   One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian.

9. 9

   A pilot; a steersman.