governor

Noun
  1. The head of a state government (synset 110159834)
    is a type of: politician - a leader engaged in civil administration
    subtypes:
    • bey - the governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire
    • eparch - the governor or prefect of an eparchy in ancient Greece
    • governor general - a governor of high rank
    • military governor - the head of a government established by the military (as in a defeated country)
    • nabob, nawab - a governor in India during the Mogul empire
    • proconsul - a provincial governor of consular rank in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire
    • satrap - a governor of a province in ancient Persia
    • vicereine, viceroy - governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign
  2. A control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel) (synset 103454962)
    is a type of: control, controller - a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
    subtypes:
    • flywheel - regulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating engine
    • timer - a regulator that activates or deactivates a mechanism at set times
    same as: regulator

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