a ruler, chief executive, or nominal head of a political unit
a commanding officer
the most senior officer or administrator of an institution or organization, e.g. a prison
a member of a group, e.g. the governing body of a school, that controls an institution, e.g. a school
the representative of the British Crown in a colony
informal somebody, e.g. a father or employer, in a position of authority
a device that automatically controls the supply of fuel, steam, etc to a machine
informal
somebody, e.g. a father or employer, in a position of authority
used as an informal term of address to a man
a device giving automatic control of pressure, fuel, steam, etc, esp to regulate speed
governorate /-rət, -rayt/ noun
governorship noun