Synonyms for governor
ˈgʌv ər nər, -ə nərgov·er·nor

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1. governornoun

   the head of a state government

   Synonyms:
   regulator

2. governor, regulatornoun

   a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)

   Synonyms:
   regulator

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1. governornoun

   Synonyms:
   ruler, director, manager, comptroller, superintendent, overseer

2. governornoun

   Synonyms:
   executive, chief magistrate

3. governornoun

   Synonyms:
   tutor, instructor, guardian

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1. governornoun

   Synonyms:
   chief magistrate, executive

   Associated words:
   gubernatorial

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1. List of paraphrases for "governor":

   ruler, ruling, gouverneur, gov., governador, governors, conservative, mayor, regulator, wali

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1. List of known nicknames for "Governor":

   Governor Washington Jr.

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1. Martin King:

   The BOJ's announcement to expand easing came as no surprise. (BOJ Governor Haruhiko) Kuroda has been under tremendous pressure from the Abe administration to roll out further stimulus alongside Abe's 28 trillion yen fiscal package earlier this week, a seemingly invincible yen continues to undermine the efficacy of Abe's measures and decisive action at the BOJ is timely.

2. Kristy Campbell:

   While Ethan has apologized for regrettable and insensitive comments, they do not reflect the views of Governor Bush or his organization and it is appropriate for him to step aside. We wish him the best.

3. Andy Beshear:

   A county line is something that we put on a map. It's not real, at least while I'm governor, we're going to make sure that the whole state is operating under the very same game plan. Because the moment we relax something from County A, someone from County B drives to County A, and all of a sudden we see a very large outbreak.

4. Liz Rosenberg:

   We are out of the realm of focusing squarely on the US Treasury or the Iranian central bank governor or Iran's oil minister. It does seem a bit of an afterthought, which is oddly misplaced, to discuss the power of sanctions when there is no meaningful new economic measure that will create a powerful new impact at this point.

5. China Wong:

   We were taken aback by the response to the image below of our Governor with Ivanka Trump who received services from our salon. We also recognize impact matters more than intent. While we are not a partisan organization we do see it as part of our mission to welcome people to Des Moines and serve everyone. We share images of our clients, some that are recognizable public figures, to showcase our work.