| 释义 |
governor
gov·er·nor G0209200 (gŭv′ər-nər)n.1. Abbr. Gov. A person who governs, especially:a. The chief executive of a state in the United States.b. An official appointed to govern a colony or territory.c. A member of a governing body.2. The manager or administrative head of an organization, business, or institution.3. Abbr. Gov. A military commandant.4. Chiefly British Used as a form of polite address for a man.5. A feedback device on a machine or engine that is used to provide automatic control, as of speed, pressure, or temperature.governor (ˈɡʌvənə) n1. a person who governs2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the ruler or chief magistrate of a colony, province, etc3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the representative of the Crown in a British colony4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Brit the senior administrator or head of a society, prison, etc5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the chief executive of any state in the US6. (Mechanical Engineering) 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 speed7. (Grammar) grammar a. 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 hatb. (as modifier): a governor noun. 8. informal Brit a name or title of respect for a father, employer, etcgov•er•nor (ˈgʌv ər nər, -ə nər)
n. 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. a ruler or chief magistrate appointed to govern a province, town, fort, or the like. 4. a device for maintaining uniform speed in a machine, engine, etc., regardless of changes of load, as by regulating the supply of fuel or working fluid. 5. Brit. Informal. a. one's father. b. one's employer. c. any man of superior rank or status. [1250–1300; Middle English governour < Old French governeor, gouverneur < Latin gubernātōrem, acc. of gubernātor=gubernā(re) to steer, govern + -tor -tor] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  governor - the head of a state government bey - the governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empireeparch - the governor or prefect of an eparchy in ancient Greecegovernor general - a governor of high rankmilitary governor - the head of a government established by the military (as in a defeated country)nabob, nawab - a governor in India during the Mogul empirepolitician - a leader engaged in civil administrationproconsul - a provincial governor of consular rank in the Roman Republic and Roman Empiresatrap - a governor of a province in ancient Persiaviceroy, vicereine - governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign | | 2. | governor - a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)regulatorcontroller, control - a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; "the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her"flywheel - regulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating enginetimer - a regulator that activates or deactivates a mechanism at set times |
governornoun leader, administrator, ruler, head, minister, director, manager, chief, officer, executive, boss (informal), commander, controller, supervisor, superintendent, mandarin, comptroller, functionary, overseer, baas (S. African) He was governor of the province in the late 1970s.Related words
adjective gubernatorialTranslationsgovernment (ˈgavəmənt) noun1. the people who rule a country or state. the British Government. 政府 政府2. the way in which a country or state is ruled. Democracy is one form of government. 政體 政体3. the act or process of governing. 統治 统治governmental (gavnˈmentl) adjective 政府的 政府的ˈgovernor noun1. in the United States, the head of a state. the Governor of Ohio. 州長 州长2. a member of the committee of people who govern a school, hospital etc. He is on the board of governors. 學校或醫院等管理委員會的成員 主管人员3. a person who governs a province or colony. 省長，總督 省长，总督 ˈgovernorship noun 首長職位 总督（或州长等地方行政长官）的职位（或职责、任期） governor
governor, chief executive of a dependent or component unit in a political system. In the United States, a governor is the chief executive of each state and is elected by the people of the state. In the British, French, and Dutch empires a governor was traditionally appointed to rule over each of the colonies. Governors in the United States originally lacked much power. They were often subordinate to the state legislatures and had little control over administrative agencies. However, political reforms in the early 20th cent. shifted power from the legislative to the executive branches of state governments, and today governors are among the most powerful political figures in the United States. At the National Governors Conference, developed from a meeting called (1908) by President Theodore Roosevelt, the nation's governors meet annually to discuss common political and governmental problems.
governor, automatic device used to regulate and control such variables as speed or pressure in the functioning of an engine or other machine. A governor may be an electric, hydraulic, or mechanical device, or it may employ some combination of electric, hydraulic, and mechanical components. The constant-speed governor serves to keep the speed of an engine constant under changes in load and other disturbances. It is very often a mechanical device, employing centrifugal force. Such a governor contains weights, called flyballs, each attached to the end of an arm. The arms are arranged, like the spokes of wheels, around a central spindle and are connected to the inlet valve (commonly called the governor valve). The flyballs are so attached that they move away from the spindle as the speed increases (decreasing the fuel or steam to the inlet) and come closer to the spindle as the speed decreases (increasing the fuel or steam), thereby keeping the speed constant. Varying degrees of closure and the speeds at which they are to occur can be set in advance. Where changes are required while an engine is in operation, a variable-speed governor is employed. A governor-synchronizing device is used to equalize the speed of two or more engines driving electric generators before they engage the generators. In order to control the speed of some engines, a governor's output must be strengthened by connecting the output to a hydraulic amplifier.Governor (1) In present-day bourgeois states, the highest official in a territorial unit. For example, in the USA a governor is the executive head of a state, popularly elected from among candidates nominated by the leading bourgeois parties. In Denmark each of the 25 districts is headed by a governor appointed by the king. In Great Britain a governor is an official appointed by the British government to administer a colony. (2) In prerevolutionary Russia, the highest government official in a province, who performed administrative, police, and military functions. governor[′gəv·ə·nər] (mechanical engineering) A device, especially one actuated by the centrifugal force of whirling weights opposed by gravity or by springs, used to provide automatic control of speed or power of a prime mover. governorA type of control to ensure that certain types of equipment, like high-pressure fuel pumps, operate at the desired speed. A governor has a sensor to measure the speed, a datum from which the equipment speed is referenced, and a control to adjust the speed to align it with the datum. See overspeed governor.governor1. the ruler or chief magistrate of a colony, province, etc. 2. the representative of the Crown in a British colony 3. Brit the senior administrator or head of a society, prison, etc. 4. the chief executive of any state in the US 5. Engineering 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 MedicalSeegovernmentGovernor
GOVERNOR. The title of the executive magistrate in each state and territory of the United States. Under the names of the particular states, the reader will find some of the duties of the governor of such state. Governor
Governor1. The head of a bank, especially but not necessarily a central bank. For example, the highest post in the Bank of England is called the Governor.
2. More generally, a term for some chief executives, especially heads of political subdivisions. For example, the head of an American state is called a governor.See GOV
See GUVgovernor
Synonyms for governornoun leaderSynonyms- leader
- administrator
- ruler
- head
- minister
- director
- manager
- chief
- officer
- executive
- boss
- commander
- controller
- supervisor
- superintendent
- mandarin
- comptroller
- functionary
- overseer
- baas
Synonyms for governornoun the head of a state governmentRelated Words- bey
- eparch
- governor general
- military governor
- nabob
- nawab
- politician
- proconsul
- satrap
- viceroy
- vicereine
noun a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)SynonymsRelated Words- controller
- control
- flywheel
- timer
|