1587 J. Bridges Def. Govt. Church of Eng. i. 95 (margin) Difference betweene the Prince and his gov. and the 4. Tetrarcks.

1691 L. Echard Compl. Compend. Geogr. (ed. 2) 112 Baharaim, or the Gov. of Labsa.

1746 T. Salmon Mod. Gazetteer Conti,..a town of France, in the gov. of Picardy.

1789 S. Ayscough Gen. Index Gentleman's Mag. 1 12/2 About the gov. appointments.

1837 G. N. Wright New & Comprehensive Gazetteer IV. 509/1 The gov. is aristocratic, and..was formerly vested in 12 sheiks.

1901 M. Franklin My Brilliant Career xxx. 259 All the cockeys [= cockatoo farmers] round here and dad are applying to the Government to have their rents suspended... If Gov. doesn't like it, they'll have to lump it.

2011 K.-R. Lee in T. Menkhoff et al. Beyond Knowl. Trap ii. vii. 185 (table) Local gov. labs (LGLs).

1630 Humble Request Governour & Company New-Eng. 10 Io: Winthrope Gov.

1646 Ld. Broghill et al. Let. 2 Aug. in Let. from Person of Quality residing in Kinsale 9 Agmundisham Muschampe, Gov. of the Fort of Cork.

1749 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 427/1 Orders were sent to Gov. Cornwallis, to oppose all settlements of the French.

1775 J. Sewall Cure for Spleen 30 The pious deacon, animated with a holy zeal against Lord North and Gov. Hutchinson.., swore his bull should not bull a tory cow.

1843 N.-Y. Observer 7 Jan. 1/1 One of the higher officers of the department remarked aloud to Gov. Wickliffe.., that he supposed his Sunday rule was intended to apply to clerks only.

1876 N.Y. Tribune 28 Aug. 4/4 It will be well for the Republican managers to bear in mind that a ‘still hunt’ is Gov. Tilden's favorite campaign method.

1932 Washington Post 2 Oct. 7/6 Gov. Roosevelt turned to the West and the formation of the Rainbow Coalition.

1975 Facts on File 11 Jan. 10/3 The liberation movement spearheaded by former Tigre Province Gov. Mengesha Seyoum.

2011 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 28 Sept. a12/5 Gov. Chris Christie..failed to address intense speculation about his presidential ambitions.