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Gov

/ɡʌv/

(abbreviation, shortened form) Governor.

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noun
  1. 1

    (abbreviation, shortened form) Governor.

  2. 2

    (abbreviation, shortened form) Government.

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govtnounAbbreviation of government. [The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.]
governornoun(politics) The chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country.
lieutenant-governornounAlternative form of lieutenant governor. [(government) The state representative of, or second-in-command of a governor, or Crown, who usually acts as the nominal chief executive officer of the realm.]
governmentnounThe body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
employeenounA person who provides labor to a company or another person.
employedIn a job; working.
servnounAbbreviation of service. [An act of being of assistance to someone.]
usedverbThat is or has or have been used.
primenounFirst in importance, degree, or rank.
rulernounA person who rules or governs; someone or something that exercises dominion or controlling power over others.
cabinetnounA group of advisors to a government or business entity.
employeesnounA person who provides labor to a company or another person.
gov.nounAbbreviation of Governor (title). [The title for someone who holds the post of governor.]
gov'tnounAbbreviation of government. [The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.]
govmntnounAbbreviation of government. [The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.]
guvnahnoun(informal) Pronunciation spelling of governor. [(politics) The chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country.]
govt.nounAlternative spelling of govt.
gubmintnoun(nonstandard) Pronunciation spelling of government, representing dialectal English. [The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.]
guv'mentnounPronunciation spelling of government. [The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.]
guvnuhnoun(informal) Pronunciation spelling of governor. [(politics) The chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country.]

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