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Synonyms of governor

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Another word for governor is proconsul. Other synonyms of governor are seneschal, intendant and daotai.

Synonyms and similar words for governor

nounThe chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country.

  • viceroy
  • proconsulA magistrate who served as a consul and then as the governor of a province.
  • bailiff
  • seneschalAn officer of the crown in late medieval and early modern France who served as a kind of governor and chief justice of...
  • intendantA governor in various specific contexts, including certain South American countries, and historically in the kingdoms...
  • circuit intendantThe chief magistrate of an imperial Chinese circuit, overseeing both its civil operation and local defense.
  • daotaiSynonym of circuit intendant: a local governor of late imperial China.
  • gubernator humorousA US state governor.
  • tao tai obsolete
  • provost obsoleteA governor.

nounSynonym of father.

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.

Full definition of governor

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Questions about synonyms of governor

What is another word for governor?
Governor has 11 synonyms on Word.ws, such as proconsul, seneschal, intendant and daotai.
What does governor mean?
Governor means the chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country.

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