亚洲网紅露点

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governor

[ guhv-er-ner, uh-ner ]

noun

  1. the executive head of a state in the U.S.
  2. a person charged with the direction or control of an institution, society, etc.:

    the governors of a bank; the governor of a prison.

  3. Also called governor general. the representative of the crown, as in the Commonwealth of Nations.
  4. a ruler or chief magistrate appointed to govern a province, town, fort, or the like.
  5. Machinery. a device for maintaining uniform speed regardless of changes of load, as by regulating the supply of fuel or working fluid.
  6. British Informal.
    1. one's father.
    2. one's employer.
    3. any man of superior rank or status.


governor

/ 藞伞蕦惫蓹苍蓹 /

noun

  1. a person who governs
  2. the ruler or chief magistrate of a colony, province, etc
  3. the representative of the Crown in a British colony
  4. the senior administrator or head of a society, prison, etc
  5. the chief executive of any state in the US
  6. a device that controls the speed of an engine, esp by regulating the supply of fuel, etc, either to limit the maximum speed or to maintain a constant speed
  7. Also calledhead grammar
    1. a word in a phrase or clause that is the principal item and gives the function of the whole, as hat in the big red hat
    2. ( as modifier )

      a governor noun

  8. informal.
    a name or title of respect for a father, employer, etc
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Pronunciation Note

In governor, the process of dissimilation鈥攖he tendency for neighboring like sounds to become unlike or for one of them to disappear entirely鈥攃ommonly results in the loss of the first [r] of [guhv, -er-ner], producing the pronunciation [guhv, -, uh, -ner]. This pronunciation is heard even in regions where postvocalic [r] is not usually dropped. A further loss, of the medial unstressed vowel, results in [guhv, -ner]. All three pronunciations are standard. See colonel, February, library.
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蝉耻产路驳辞惫顎侥谤路苍辞谤 noun
  • 耻苍顎卍别谤路驳辞惫顎侥谤路苍辞谤 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of governor1

1250鈥1300; Middle English governour < Old French governeor, gouverneur < Latin 驳耻产别谤苍腻迟艒谤别尘, accusative of 驳耻产别谤苍腻迟辞谤, equivalent to 驳耻产别谤苍腻(谤别) to steer, govern + -tor -tor
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Further, the governor鈥檚 office said, 鈥渨orking allows children to learn valuable soft skills that will help them be successful.鈥

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Do you think that the political infrastructure has changed enough since, you know, eight years ago when you ran for governor, or when Bernie Sanders ran for president?

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The effort to scrap the provision to stiffen penalties drew sweeping criticism from the governor and on social media.

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Unlike his proposed rent freeze, however, an expansion of the pilot program is largely in the hands of the governor, who effectively runs the MTA.

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Russian drones have killed at least two people and injured another five in a sustained attack on the Ukrainian city of Odesa, the governor of the region has said.

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