governor
Nghĩa (English)
- 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.
Synonyms
city ruler
ruler of the city
whiteman
Gov
surveyor’s level
person in authority
ruler of the country
the lord of a town
control apparatus
adjusting instrument
absolute ruler
fautor
Tính thường xuyên
Phát âm là (IPA)
/ˈɡʌv(ə)nə(ɹ)/
Từ nguyên (English)
In summary
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.
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