an official appointed to govern a town or region
(被任命来管理城镇或地区的)长官。
the elected executive head of a state of the US
(美国经选举产生的)州长。
the representative of the British Crown in a colony or in a Commonwealth state that regards the monarch as head of state
(在殖民地或以君主为国家元首的英联邦国家中代表英王权的)总督。
the head of a public institution
(公共事业单位的)主管;领导者
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the governor of the Bank of England .英格兰银行总裁。
a member of a governing body
理事;董事。
〈英,非正式〉 掌权人士;雇主。
a device automatically regulating the supply of fuel, steam, or water to a machine, ensuring uniform motion or limiting speed
调速器;调节器。
"Middle English: from Old French