governor

Betekenis (Engels)

The chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country.
A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.
A member of a decision-making body (such as a committee) for a larger 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.
(informal) Father.
(informal) Boss; employer; gaffer.
(informal) Term of address to a man; guv'nor.
A constituent of a phrase that governs another.
One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian.
A pilot; a steersman.

gouverneur

heerser

beheerser

advocaat voor de verdediging

regulateur

regelaar

city ruler

ruler of the city

whiteman

Gov

governor-general

letter of recommendation

surveyor’s level

vicereine

accommodator

person in authority

ruler of the country

the lord of a town

control apparatus

adjusting instrument

absolute ruler

fautor

Frequentie

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɡʌv(ə)nə(ɹ)/

From Middle English governour, from Old French gouvreneur, from Latin gubernator, from Ancient Greek κυβερνήτης (kubernḗtēs, “steersman, pilot, guide”), from κυβερνάω (kubernáō, “to steer, to drive, to guide, to act as a pilot”), of disputed origin. By surface analysis, govern + -or. Doublet of gubernator. Doublet of cybernetics and Kubernetes.

Markeer dit

Verbeter je uitspraak

Begin met het leren van Engels met learnfeliz .

Oefen het spreken en onthouden van " governor " en vele andere woorden en zinnen in Engels .

Ga naar onze Engels cursuspagina

Notes

Sign in to write sticky notes

Questions

Ga door met

Engels