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governor in Arabic

مُحَافِظ muḥāfiẓ

/ˈɡʌv(ə)nə/

governor in Arabic: مُحَافِظ (muḥāfiẓ), حَاكِم (ḥākim), وَالٍ (wālin). In English, governor means the chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country.

Arabic words for governor

chief executive officer of first-level division of a country
مُحَافِظ muḥāfiẓ, حَاكِم ḥākim, وَالٍ wālin

English meaning of governor

  1. noun The chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country.
  2. noun A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.
  3. noun 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.
  4. noun Term of address to a man.

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Questions about governor in Arabic

What is the meaning of governor in Arabic?
Governor in Arabic is مُحَافِظ (muḥāfiẓ), حَاكِم (ḥākim), وَالٍ (wālin).
ما معنى كلمة governor؟
Governor: مُحَافِظ (muḥāfiẓ), حَاكِم (ḥākim), وَالٍ (wālin).
What does governor mean in English?
Governor means the chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country.

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