- 1. n. One who governs; especially, one who is invested with the supreme executive authority in a State; a chief ruler or magistrate; as, the governor of Pennsylvania. Source: opted
- 2. n. One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian. Source: opted
- 3. n. A pilot; a steersman. Source: opted
- 4. n. A contrivance applied to steam engines, water wheels, and other machinery, to maintain nearly uniform speed when the resistances and motive force are variable. Source: opted
- 5. n. the head of a state government Source: wordnet
- 6. n. a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel) Source: wordnet
- 7. n:100 n. the head of a state government n. a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel) Source: ecdict
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