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单词 governator
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governatorn.

Forms: 1500s gouernator, 1700s governator.
Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian governatore.
Etymology: < Italian governatore (see governor n.), with remodelling of the ending after -ator suffix.Recent use of the form governator with reference to Arnold Schwarzenegger (b. 1947), Austrian-born U.S. film actor and politician, Governor of California 2003–11, shows an independent formation as a blend of governor n. and terminator n., with humorous reference to Schwarzenegger's title role in a series of films called Terminator, from 1984 to 2003; compare e.g.:2003 Guardian 9 Oct. i. 16/1 The Terminator became the ‘governator’ in the ballroom of a hotel on the Avenue of the Stars.2007 U.S. News & World Rep. 12 Mar. 18/1 The Governator is bringing in reinforcements for his battle against global warming.
Obsolete.
Esp. in Italy: a governor.
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society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > [noun]
grievec950
warden1297
presidenta1382
procuratora1382
governora1393
seneschalc1400
lieutenant1423
promissary?c1500
governator1522
provincial1590
ethnarch1602
state governor1608
proconsul1650
stadholder1704
superintendent1758
meridarch1866
prez.1919
1522 Bp. J. Clerk Let. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1846) 3rd Ser. I. 312 There be deputed for gouernators here, for this first moneth of the Popis absence, the Cardinall Sanctæ Crucis primus Episcopus Cardinalis, The Cardinall Sedunen [etc.].
?1590–1 J. Burel tr. Pamphilus in Poems sig. Dv God mot be gouernator of my wark, And to my interprisis all aply.
1765 D. Fenning et al. New Syst. Geogr. (new ed.) II. 361/1 The five supreme sindicatori, who are generally chosen out of the lesser council, examine the conduct of the doge, the governators, the procurators, and other officers [of Genoa].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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