单词 | governor |
释义 | governorgov‧er‧nor, Governor /ˈɡʌvənə $ -vərnər/ ●●● W3 noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES word sets
WORD SETS► Jail & punishment Collocationsborstal, nouncell, nounchain, nounchain gang, nounconcentration camp, nounconcurrent, adjectiveconfinement, nounconvict, nouncorrectional, adjectivecustodial sentence, nouncustody, noundeath row, noundetainee, noundetention, noundetention centre, noundrunk tank, noundungeon, nounfetter, verbfetters, noungaol, gaoler, noungovernor, nounguard, verbgulag, nounhandcuff, verbhandcuffs, nounincarcerate, verbinmate, nouninside, adverbintern, verbinternee, nouninternment, nounjailbreak, nounlabour camp, nounlifer, nounmanacle, nounold lag, nounopen prison, nounoubliette, nounparole, nounparole, verbpen, nounpenal, adjectivepenitentiary, nounpillory, nounpokey, nounpolitical prisoner, nounporridge, nounpreventive detention, nounprison, nounprison camp, nounprisoner, nounprisoner of conscience, nounprisoner of war, nounprison visitor, nounreformatory, nounremand home, nounremission, nounserve, verbshackle, nounshackle, verbsolitary, nounsolitary confinement, nounstretch, nounthumbscrew, nounwarden, nounwarder, nounyardbird, noun COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► board of governors Phrases the hospital’s board of governors ► prison governor the prison governor COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a board of governors (=in a school)· She sits on the board of governors. ► deputy director/chairman/governor etc the Deputy Secretary of State ► a school governor British English (=an elected person who works with teachers to make decisions about how a school is organized)· The school governors have appointed a new head teacher. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► central· Khelil was replaced as Central Bank governor by his deputy, Mohamed el-Beji Hamda.· His present term as central bank governor expired on July 24, 1992. ► democratic· Gray Davis, the only other announced Democratic candidate for governor.· Gray Davis, chairman of the Democratic governors.· The Democratic candidate for governor apparently objects to unpaid leave in all cases.· Charles Robb, the former Democratic governor of Virginia. ► deputy· Central bank deputy governor Paul Chiu said the bank plans to exclude foreign individuals from the current 15 percent limit.· To inspire loyalty, the relenting deputy governor parceled out land to planters. ► new· The troubles of the new governor are being described.· They proposed a bottoms-up, team-oriented approach-with a new name-and the governor agreed.· Surendra Nath was sworn in as the new governor on Aug. 7.· Moreover, simply by being there the new governor will add a little stability to Arizona's politics.· Elections for new state governors and legislatures were scheduled for Dec. 14.· All this reinforced Attlee's determination to get a new governor installed as soon as possible.· The prison service said in response that the new governor needed more time to turn the prison round. ► provincial· The reforms were supported by President Carlos Saúl Menem, the other provincial governors and congressional deputies and senators.· New commissars replaced the provincial governors.· He was a Persian provincial governor, whose powers had few limits provided he stayed loyal.· In a decree of October 1856 he strengthened the hand of provincial governors.· Last week one provincial governor was blocked in his attempt to build a new road through the park.· On the provincial commissions the provincial governor or his deputy would take the place of the Interior Ministry official.· Other appointments A number of provincial governors were moved in August 1990. ► republican· The state had not elected a Republican governor since the Reconstruction period which had followed the Civil War.· A group of Republican governors, including California Gov.· The gathering in Washington this week of Republican governors, who run 31 of the 50 states, underlined the point.· But while the Republican governors identify with small government, almost all take pains to avoid being seen as anti-government.· After 14 years in office the state's Republican governor, Mr Jim Thompson, is standing down.· But the Republican governors recoiled from the prospect of reopening the welfare bill for anything.· The Republican governor, Arne Carlson, has promised to veto the bill.· George Pataki and some of his fellow Republican governors held a news conference calling for changes to ease those reductions. NOUN► bank· Central bank governors have blown fortunes trying to fight against momentum in the international currency market.· Khelil was replaced as Central Bank governor by his deputy, Mohamed el-Beji Hamda.· His present term as central bank governor expired on July 24, 1992. ► lieutenant· Three years as a legislative liaison, six years in the state senate, four tedious years as lieutenant governor.· In 1982, at the age of thirty-seven, John Wade was elected lieutenant governor. ► prison· Catering responsibilities for the prison lie with Mike Lamb, a prison governor whose title is G5 Caterer.· Some bureaux have been invited in by the probation or education departments or by the prison governor.· The names of certain prison governors whose personal positive qualities permeated every aspect of their prisons tend to be long remembered.· The Home Secretary said that he had found prison governors who were in favour of the Bill.· The jail trip prize has been offered by prison governor Robin Halward.· But the prison governor insists the correct procedures were followed.· The situation has prompted the prison governor to take the unusual step of refusing to accept any more remand prisoners.· The prison governor is on leave; the deputy governor refused to comment. ► school· The school governors refused both applications.· These schemes may be set up in liaison with local education authorities and school governors.· It is important to bear this in mind in any study of the role of school governors in meeting special educational needs.· He is a parish councillor, school governor and a member of Yorkshire Water Consultative Committee.· This is where reports of local horticultural societies, women's institutes, school governors, and local elections are news.· The Education Acts of the 1980s greatly increased the responsibilities and powers of school governors, including parent governors.· And school governor is fined for importing pornographic material. ► state· Now his family is hoping an appeal to the local state governor will get him out.· Other likely critics include state governors worried about the prospect of a decreasing contribution from the federal government to the costly program.· Elections for new state governors and legislatures were scheduled for Dec. 14.· Minor repercussions of the Paredes and Marquez revolts were successfully met by the loyal state governors and military leaders in various localities.· Several state governors were tucked away safely in his pocket.· The leaders who remain are the struggling corporate chieftains, the university presidents, the city managers, the State governors.· Reshuffle of state governors - Resignation of government in Pondicherry A major reshuffle of state governors was announced on Dec. 14.· Thereafter, local militias organized by claimants to office would fight at the bidding of the state governor. VERB► appoint· A commission appointed by the governor concluded that even a regiment could not have controlled the mob.· In June 1646 Parliament appointed Mackworth governor of Shrewsbury, an office he held until his death. ► become· Shaikh Abdullah bin Said bin Abdul-Aziz al-Thani became deputy governor at under-secretary level.· Wilson has been pushing for a comprehensive school test since he became governor in 1991.· He persuaded the bishop of London to be a governor and Newton to become a deputy governor.· Malcolm Forbes spent a couple of decades in the thickets of New Jersey politics and nearly became governor in the 1950s.· On 22 December 1631 he became non-resident governor of Jersey, and through the 1630s sat on several administrative commissions.· He could throw his lot in with the Lord General, and perhaps become a governor of one of the colony worlds.· Brigham Young became governor of the territory with his two counselors serving as secretary and chief justice. ► elect· The state had not elected a Republican governor since the Reconstruction period which had followed the Civil War.· In 1990, peddling himself to the voters as a successful businessman, he was elected governor.· In 1982, at the age of thirty-seven, John Wade was elected lieutenant governor. ► run· In the end, virtually nobody in Californian politics believes the Speaker will dare run for governor.· Now, contrast this with the attorney general, who is running for governor.· The guy probably had two cars and a son running for governor.· Feinstein and Roberts were running for governor of California and Oregon.· Now Mr Brown, who is 59, is talking about running for governor.· He lied when he ran for governor on the platform of being a successful businessman and political outsider.· The office is being vacated by Republican Dan Lungren, who is running for governor.· In one permutation, Panetta would not challenge Feinstein if she ran for governor. ► serve· If they are not, they should question their suitability to serve as governors of that school.· Afterward, he was elected Arkansas attorney general and served as governor for 10 years before becoming president.· Alexander served as governor of Tennessee for two terms, from 1979 to 1987.· She had served as Fed governor since 1994. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► president-elect/governor-elect/prime minister-elect etc► lame duck president/governor/legislature etc► lieutenant colonel/general/governor etc Word family
WORD FAMILYnoungovernmentgovernorgovernessgovernorshipadjectivegovernmentalgoverninggubernatorialverbgovernadverbgovernmentally 1a)the person in charge of governing a state in the US b)the person in charge of governing a country that is under the political control of another country2British English a member of a committee that controls an organization or institution: a school governor the hospital’s board of governors3British English the person in charge of an institution: the prison governorgovernor of the governor of the central bank4British English a guvnor |
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