Meaning | The head of a state government. |
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Narrower | bey | The governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire |
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eparch | The governor or prefect of an eparchy in ancient Greece |
governor general | A governor of high rank |
military governor | The head of a government established by the military (as in a defeated country) |
nawab, nabob | A governor in India during the Mogul empire |
proconsul | A provincial governor of consular rank in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire |
satrap | A governor of a province in ancient Persia |
viceroy, vicereine | governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign |
Broader | politician | A leader engaged in civil administration |
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Spanish | gobernadora, gobernador |
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Catalan | governador |
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Adjectives | gubernatorial | relating to a governor |
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Nouns | governorship | the office of governor |
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Verbs | govern | exercise authority over |
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