English Dictionary

governor

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɡʌv(ə)nə(ɹ)/

名詞

くだけた表現 イギリス英語 古風

(politics) The chief executive officer of a first-level division of a country. / A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.

日本語の意味

政治: 国の第一レベルの行政区（州、県等）の最高執行責任者、知事。 / 機械等において、動作を自動フィードバックによって規制または制御する装置、調整装置・制御装置。

The governor visited the flood zone to coordinate relief efforts.

その知事は救援活動を調整するために洪水被災地を訪れた。

意味（1）

(politics) The chief executive officer of a first-level division of a country.

Younger voters are more libertarian in political philosophy than older voters and are credited with the success of libertarian governor Jesse Ventura of Minnesota

意味（2）

A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.

Generator excitation is obtained by a combination of the separately-excited and self-excited fields, and the output is controlled by a resistance in the separate field circuit adjusted by the load regulator under the control of the engine governor.

意味（3）

A member of a decision-making for an organization or entity (including some public agencies) similar to or equivalent to a board of directors (used especially for banks); a member of the board of governors.

The seven members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

意味（4）

(informal) Father.

Say 'father.' We never called him papa; and if one of my brothers had addressed him as 'governor,' as boys do now, I really think he'd have him cut off with a shilling.

意味（5）

(informal) Boss, employer, similar to gaffer.

意味（6）

(UK, informal, dated) Term of address to a man; guv'nor.

意味（7）

(grammar) A constituent of a phrase that governs another.

意味（8）

(dated) One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian.

意味（9）

(nautical) A pilot; a steersman.

governors （ plural ）

governess （ feminine ）