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Governor

Definition: Governor

Governor

Noun

1. The head of a state government.

2. A control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel).

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Date "governor" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Etymology: Governor \Gov"ern*or\, noun. [from Old English expression governor, governour, Old French governeor, French gouverneur, from the Latin expression gubernator steersman, ruler, governor. See Govern.]. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Governor

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Mechanical Engineering

Pressure reducing valve of compressed air, steam, water, hydrocarbons and other fluids. Source: European Union. (references)

Bible

Governor (1.) Heb. nagid, a prominent, conspicuous person, whatever his capacity: as, chief of the royal palace (2 Chr. 28:7; comp. 1 Kings 4:6), chief of the temple (1 Chr. 9:11; Jer. 20:1), the leader of the Aaronites (1 Chr. 12:27), keeper of the sacred treasury (26:24), captain of the army (13:1), the king (1 Sam. 9:16), the Messiah (Dan. 9:25). (2.) Heb. nasi, raised; exalted. Used to denote the chiefs of families (Num. 3:24, 30, 32, 35); also of tribes (2:3; 7:2; 3:32). These dignities appear to have been elective, not hereditary. (3.) Heb. pakid, an officer or magistrate. It is used of the delegate of the high priest (2 Chr. 24:11), the Levites (Neh. 11:22), a military commander (2 Kings 25:19), Joseph's officers in Egypt (Gen. 41:34). (4.) Heb. shallit, one who has power, who rules (Gen. 42:6; Ezra 4:20; Eccl. 8:8; Dan. 2:15; 5:29). (5.) Heb. aluph, literally one put over a thousand, i.e., a clan or a subdivision of a tribe. Used of the "dukes" of Edom (Gen. 36), and of the Jewish chiefs (Zech. 9:7). (6.) Heb. moshel, one who rules, holds dominion. Used of many classes of rulers (Gen. 3:16; 24:2; 45:8; Ps. 105:20); of the Messiah (Micah 5:2); of God (1 Chr. 29:12; Ps. 103:19). (7.) Heb. sar, a ruler or chief; a word of very general use. It is used of the chief baker of Pharaoh (Gen. 40:16); of the chief butler (40:2, etc. See also Gen. 47:6; Ex. 1:11; Dan. 1:7; Judg. 10:18; 1 Kings 22:26; 20:15; 2 Kings 1:9; 2 Sam. 24:2). It is used also of angels, guardian angels (Dan. 10:13, 20, 21; 12:1; 10:13; 8:25). (8.) Pehah, whence _pasha_, i.e., friend of the king; adjutant; governor of a province (2 Kings 18:24; Isa. 36:9; Jer. 51: 57; Ezek. 23:6, 23; Dan. 3:2; Esther 3: 12), or a perfect (Neh. 3:7; 5:14; Ezra 5:3; Hag. 1:1). This is a foreign word, Assyrian, which was early adopted into the Hebrew idiom (1 Kings 10:15). (9.) The Chaldean word _segan_ is applied to the governors of the Babylonian satrapies (Dan. 3:2, 27; 6:7); the prefects over the Magi (2:48). The corresponding Hebrew word _segan_ is used of provincial rulers (Jer. 51:23, 28, 57); also of chiefs and rulers of the people of Jerusalem (Ezra 9:2; Neh. 2:16; 4:14, 19; 5:7, 17; 7:5; 12:40). In the New Testament there are also different Greek words rendered thus. (1.) Meaning an ethnarch (2 Cor. 11:32), which was an office distinct from military command, with considerable latitude of application. (2.) The procurator of Judea under the Romans (Matt. 27:2). (Comp. Luke 2:2, where the verb from which the Greek word so rendered is derived is used.) (3.) Steward (Gal. 4:2). (4.) Governor of the feast (John 2:9), who appears here to have been merely an intimate friend of the bridegroom, and to have presided at the marriage banquet in his stead. (5.) A director, i.e., helmsman; Lat. gubernator, (James 3:4). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.

Electrical Engineering

A pressure operated automatic device which maintains a pressure between two limiting values. Source: European Union. (references)

Energy

A device used to regulate motor speed, or, in a wind energy conversion system, to control the rotational speed of the rotor. (references)

Law

A member of a group of persons that directs or controls and institution or society (. . . the board of -- of the National Press Club. . . ). Source: European Union. (references)

Nuclear Energy & Physics

An appliance to limit the rotational speed of rotating equipment. Source: European Union. (references)

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Specialty Definition: Governor

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In government, governor is a title used to describe a very senior official in executive government, usually of secondary-level governments for states and territories.

The office was used to describe an official appointed by the English monarch to oversee English colonies. Because former English colonies have undergone different constitutional history, the name now refers to officials with radically different amounts of power.

In Britain's remaining crown colonies the governor may be a direct appointee of the British government and play an active role in lawmaking (though usually with the advice of elected local representatives).

In the United States, "Governor" refers to the chief executive of each state. In all states, the individual is directly elected and has considerable practical powers, though this is moderated by the state legislature and in some cases by other elected executive officials. In colonial America, the governor was the representative of the monarch who exercised executive power. During the American Revolutionary War, the royal governors were all expelled, but the name was retained to denote the new elected official.

In Australia, each state has a governer as its formal head. In theory state governers are appointed by the queen and act as her representative. In practice they are always appointed on the advice of the state premier and play a purely ceremonial role. State governers have emergency reserve powers but these are almost never used.

Related offices include the Governor General which refers to the de facto head of state of Australia, Canada, Jamaica, and other Commonwealth Realms who nominally represents the British monarch. In theory, they have almost dictatorial powers, but in practice they are considerably circumscribed by convention. Governors General are appointed on the advice (which is inevitably followed) of the prime minister of the nation.

Another related office is the lieutenant governor which in a state of United States is the second highest executive official in a state and which in Canada is an office for a Canadian province which is analogous to the governor for an Australian state. In Australia the state lieutenant governors have no powers but stand ready to take up the governer's role in case of illness or inability; the Commonwealth Lieutenant Governor is, by convention, the most senior State Governer. Australian states also have a third office, which is subordinate to the Lieutenant-Governor, the "Administrator" (who acts as Governor if both the Governor and Lieutenant-Governor are unable to perform their duties). The offices of Lieutenant-Governor and Administrator are both of very little practical relevance.

The difference in terminology between the Australian case and the Canadian case is significant. In the Australian case, the governor nominally derives power directly from the monarch and is in practice nominated by the Premier of a state. In the Canadian case, the lieutenant governor nominally is appointed by the Governor-General and in practice is named by the Federal Prime Minister.

The following articles contain information about specific governor-jobs, such as the duties and history of the Governor of New South Wales, or a list of such governors, as in a list of Governors of New South Wales. If only one article is listed, it includes both information on the position as well as a list of those who have held it, if such a list exists on Wikipedia. If the two articles have been separated, they will be located at Governor of XXX and List of Governors of XXX. All articles are alphabetized on the basis of the relevant location.

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Governor General of Canada

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Governor-General's
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The Governor General of Canada (Fr. Gouverneur(e) général(e)) is the representative in Canada of Queen Elizabeth II who is also the Queen of Canada, the country's head of state. (The Prime Minister of Canada is the head of government.) The Governor General is named by the Queen on the advice of the Prime Minister.


The Throne of Canada
Throne Chairs for The Queen of Canada, and the Duke of Edinburgh and the Governor General, in the Canadian Senate, Ottawa. (The front chair is used by the Speaker of the Senate)

Although state power rests legally with the Governor General - Parliament sits at his or her pleasure, Royal Assent is necessary for all laws passed by Parliament, and the Governor General is the commander-in-chief of the Canadian Armed Forces - real political power rests with the Prime Minister, Parliament, and the provincial governments. The Governor General's is a formal, ceremonial, and cultural office. Current and past Governors General use the title "Right Honourable" (très honorable), like the Prime Minister. However, Governors General in office also use the title "His/Her Excellency". The Governor General's official residence is Rideau Hall; by tradition, he or she also spends several weeks a year at the Citadelle in Quebec City.

The Queen also has representatives in each provincial government: Lieutenant Governors (lieutenants gouverneurs) who are nominally appointed by the Governor General but in practice appointed by the Prime Minister.

The current Governor General of Canada is Adrienne Clarkson.

Unlike in some other countries, the title of the Governor General of Canada has no hyphen.

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Governor of California

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The Governor of California is the highest executive authority in the state government, whose responsibilities include making yearly "state of the state" addresses to the state legislature, submitting the budget, and ensuring that state laws are enforced and government runs smoothly. At the time of this writing, the current governor is Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Republican elected in October 2003.

The governor has the power to veto legislation, overrideable by a two-thirds majority in both houses, and can veto particular items from an appropriations bill while leaving others intact (see line-item veto). Law-enforcement powers include the ability to grant pardons and commute sentences, as well as serving as the commander-in-chief of the state militia (see United States National Guard).

Governors are elected by popular ballot and serve terms of four years, with a maximum of two terms.

The 2003 California recall was a representative recall movement that successfully forced sitting governor Gray Davis into a special recall election. It marked the first time in California's history that a governor faced a recall election. He was subsequently voted out of office, becoming just the second governor in U.S. history to have been recalled. He was replaced by actor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

See also: List of Governors of California

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Governor of Hong Kong

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The Governor of Hong Kong was a British official who ruled Hong Kong during the colonial period between 1841 and 1997.


Governor of Hong Kong's Flag
1959-1997

Upon the transfer of sovereignty to the People's Republic of China, this office was replaced by the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.

The Governor, appointed by the British monarch maintained executive power in Hong Kong throughout Brtish rule, with no serious attempt being made to introduce representative government, as in other British colonies. He appointed most, if not all, of the members of the colony's legislature the Legislative Council (known colloquially as LegCo) until the first direct elections in 1995, and all members of the Executive Council (ExCo), effectively the government. Initially both Councils were dominated by British expatriates, although this gave way to more local Hong Kong Chinese appointees.


Hong Kong British Ensign
1959-1997

List

Hong Kong had 28 governors, and 9 administrators (whose names are further indented in the following list).

January 1841 - August 1841 - Captain Elliot (Administrator)
August 1841 - June 1843 - Sir Henry Pottinger (Administrator)
June 1843 - May 1844 - Sir Henry Pottinger (Governor)
  • May 1844 - March 1848 - Sir John Francis Davis
  • March 1848 - April 1854 - Sir Samuel George Bonham
  • April 1854 - May 1859 - Sir John Bowring
  • September 1859 - March 1865 - Lord Hercules George Robert Robinson
    March 1865 - March 1866 - Wiliam T. Mercer (Administrator)
  • March 1866 - April 1872 - Sir Richard Graves Macdonell
  • April 1872 - March 1877 - Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy
  • April 1877 - March 1882 - Sir John Pope Hennessy
    March 1882 - March 1883 - Sir William H. Marsh (Administrator)
  • March 1883 - December 1885 - Sir George Ferguson Bowen
    December 1885 - April 1887 - Sir William H. Marsh (Administrator)
  • April 1887 - October 1887 - Major-General N.G. Cameron (Administrator)
  • October 1887 - May 1891 - Sir George William Des Voeux
    May 1891 - December 1891 - Major-General Digby Barker (Administrator)
  • December 1891 - January 1898 - Sir William Robinson
    February 1898 - November 1898 - Major-General W. Black (Administrator)
  • November 1898 - July 1903 - Sir Henry Arthur Blake
    November 1903 - July 1904 - Sir Francis H. May (Administrator)
  • July 1904 - April 1907 - Sir Matthew Nathan
  • July 1907 - March 1912 - Lord Frederick Lugard
  • July 1912 - February 1919 - Sir Francis Henry May
  • September 1919 - October 1925 - Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs
  • November 1925 - February 1930 - Sir Cecil Clementi
  • May 1930 - May 1935 - Sir William Peel
  • December 1935 - April 1937 - Sir Andrew Caldecott
  • November 1937 - May 1940 - Sir Geoffry Alexander Stafford Northcote
  • September 1941 - May 1947 - Sir Mark Aitchison Young
  • July 1947 - December 1957 - Sir Alexander William George Herder Grantham
  • January 1958 - March 1964 - Sir Robert Brown Black
  • April 1964 - October 1971 - Sir David Clive Crosbie Trench
  • November 1971 - May 1982 - Lord MacLehose of Beoch
  • May 1982 - April 1987 - Sir Edward Youde
  • April 1987 - July 1992 - Lord Wilson of Tillyorn
  • July 1992 - June 1997 - Christopher Francis Patten

    • See also: History of Hong Kong

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    Governor of Queensland

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    The Governors of Queensland, Australia, have been the following:

    10.12.1859 - 04.01.1868 Sir George Ferguson BOWEN, G.C.M.G.
    04.01.1868 - 14.08.1868 Colonel Maurice Charles O'CONNELL (Administrator)
    14.08.1868 - 02.01.1871 Colonel Samuel Wensley BLACKALL
    02.01.1871 - 12.08.1871 Colonel Maurice Charles O'CONNELL, Kt (Administrator)
    12.08.1871 - 12.11.1874 The Most Honourable George Augustus CONSTANTINE, Marquis of Normanby, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., P.C.
    12.11.1874 - 23.01.1875 Colonel Sir Maurice Charles O'CONNELL, Kt. (Administrator)
    23.01.1875 - 14.03.1877 William Wellington CAIRNS, K.C.M.G.
    14.03.1877 - 10.04.1877 Colonel Sir Maurice Charles O'CONNELL, Kt. (Administrator)
    10.04.1877 - 20.07.1877 Sir Arthur Edward KENNEDY, G.C.M.G., C.B. (Administrator)
    20.07.1877 - 02.05.1883 Sir Arthur Edward KENNEDY, G.C.M.G., C.B. (Governor)
    19.03.1880 - 22.11.1880 Hon. Joshua Peter BELL, (Administrator)
    02.05.1883 - 06.11.1883 Hon. Sir Arthur Hunter PALMER, K.C.M.G. (Administrator)
    06.11.1883 - 09.11.1889 Sir Anthony MUSGRAVE, G.C.M.G.
    20.04.1886 - 13.12.1886 Hon. Sir Arthur Hunter PALMER, K.C.M.G. (Administrator)
    09.10.1888 - 01.05.1889 Hon. Sir Arthur Hunter PALMER, K.C.M.G. (Administrator)
    01.05.1889 - 31.12.1895 General Sir Henry Wylie NORMAN, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., C.I.E
    16.11.1890 - 06.05.1891 Hon. Sir Arthur Hunter PALMER, K.C.M.G. (Administrator)
    15.11.1895 - 09.04.1896 Hon. Sir Arthur Hunter PALMER, K.C.M.G. (Lieutenant-Governor Administrator)
    09.04.1896 - 19.12.1901 Rt. Hon. Charles Wallace Alexander Napier Cochrane BAILLIE, Baron Lamington, G.C.M.G.
    21.12.1901 - 24.03.1902 Rt. Hon. Sir Samuel Walker GRIFFITH, (Lieutenant-Governor)
    24.03.1902 - 10.10.1904 Major-General Sir Herbert Charles CHERMSIDE
    10.10.1904 - 30.11.1905 Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh Muir NELSON, (Lieutenant-Governor)
    30.11.1905 - 26.05.1909 Rt. Hon. Frederic John Napier THESIGER, Baron Chelmsford, G.C.M.G., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., G.B.E.
    27.05.1909 - 02.12.1909 Hon. Sir Arthur MORGAN, (Lieutenant-Governor)
    02.12.1909 - 16.07.1914 Sir William MACGREGOR, G.C.M.G., C.B.
    16.07.1914 - 15.03.1915 Hon. Sir Arthur MORGAN (Lieutenant-Governor)
    15.03.1915 - 03.02.1920 Major Sir Hamilton John GOOLD-ADAMS, G.C.M.G., C.B.
    03.02.1920 - 03.12.1920 Hon. William LENNON (Lieutenant-Governor)
    03.12.1920 - 17.09.1925 Rt. Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Matthew NATHAN, G.C.M.G.
    17.09.1925 - 13.06.1927 Hon. William LENNON (Lieutenant-Governor)
    13.06.1927 - 07.04.1932 Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Herbert John Chapman GOODWIN, K.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O.
    08.05.1929 - 02.06.1929 Hon. William LENNON (Lieutenant-Governor)
    08.04.1932 - 01.06.1932 Hon. Sir James William BLAIR (Administrator)
    13.06.1932 - 23.04.1946 Colonel Sir Leslie Orme WILSON, G.C.M.G., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., D.S.O.
    17.05.1937 - 21.11.1937 Hon. Sir James William BLAIR (Administrator)
    24.04.1946 - 30.09.1946 Hon. Frank George COOPER, (Lieutenant-Governor)
    01.10.1946 - 04.12.1957 Lieutenant-General Sir John Dudley LAVARACK, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O
    25.01.1957 - 18.03.1958 Hon. Sir Alan James MANSFIELD (Administrator)
    18.03.1958 - 18.03.1966 Colonel Sir Henry Abel Smith, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., D.S.O
    31.03.1960 - 24.05.1960 Hon. Sir Alan James MANSFIELD K.C.M.G. (Administrator)
    18.04.1963 - 18.10.1963 Hon. Sir Alan James MANSFIELD K.C.M.G. (Administrator)
    10.03.1966 - 18.03.1966 Hon. William George MACK, Chief Justice (Administrator)
    21.03.1966 - 21.03.1972 Hon. Sir Alan James MANSFIELD, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O.
    09.03.1972 - 21.03.1972 Hon. Mostyn HANGER, Chief Justice (Administrator)
    21.03.1972 - 20.03.1977 Air Marshal Sir Colin Thomas HANNAH, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., K.B.E., C.B.
    20.03.1977 - 21.04.1977 Hon. Sir Mostyn HANGER, K.B.E. (Administrator)
    22.04.1977 - 21.07.1985 Commodore Sir James RAMSAY, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., C.B.E., D.S.C.
    22.07.1985 - 28.07.1992 Hon. Sir Walter Benjamin CAMPBELL, A.C., Q.C.
    29.07.1992 - 29.07.1997 Mrs Leneen FORDE, A.C.
    29.07.1997 - 29.07.2003 Major General Peter ARNISON, A.C., C.V.O.
    29.07.2003 - present Ms Quentin BRYCE, AC

    See also Queensland, Australia.

    ''This list has been reformatted from official information at [1]

    Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Governor of Queensland."

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    Governor-General of New Zealand

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    The Governor-General of New Zealand is the representative of Queen Elizabeth II, who is also the Queen of New Zealand. The position of the Governor-General is similar to that in other Commonwealth countries of which the Queen is also Head of State.

    List of Governors, Governors-General and Lieutenant-Governors

    Lieutenant-Governors, Governors and Governors-General of New Zealand

    1840 - 1841 NZ a dependency of New South Wales

    Title: Lieutenant-Governor

    (under Lt.-Col. Sir George Gipps, RE, Governor of New South Wales 1837 - 1846, and Governor-in-Chief of New Zealand 1839 - 1841)

    1841 - 1853 NZ a Crown Colony of Britain

    Title: Governor Title: Governor-in-Chief

    1853 - 1907 NZ a Self-Governing Colony

    Title: Governor of New Zealand

    1907 to present: New Zealand as Dominion

    With the title: Governor-General of New Zealand

    Sir Arthur Espie Porritt was the last British-born Governor-General. All Governors-General since Sir Denis Blundell have been New Zealand citizens.

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    Governors of the Habsburg Netherlands

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    Southern Netherlands occupied by the British and Dutch, 1706-1714

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    List of County Governors of Sweden

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    The Swedish Counties were run by Governors, appointed by the Swedish monarch, since their establishment in 1634. Today the Governors are heads of the County Administrative Boards, to which they are appointed by the Government of Sweden.

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    List of Governors of Alaska

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    External Link: http://www.explorenorth.com/library/yafeatures/bl-ExecAlaska.htm

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    List of Governors of Arizona

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    Governors of Arizona:

    Territorial Governors, 1863-1912

    NamePartyDates
    John Noble GoodwinRepublican1863-1866
    Richard Cunningham McCormickRepublican1866-1868
    James P.T. CarterRepublican, acting1868-1869
    Anson P.K. SaffordRepublican1869-1877
    John Philo HoytRepublican1877-1878
    John Charles FrémontRepublican1878-1881
    John Jay GosperRepublican, acting1881-1882
    Frederick Augustus TritleRepublican1882-1885
    Conrad Meyer ZulickDemocrat1885-1889
    Lewis WolfleyRepublican1889-1890
    John Nichol IrwinRepublican1890-1892
    Nathan Oakes MurphyRepublican1892-1893
    Louis Cameron HughesDemocrat1893-1896
    Charles Morelle BruceDemocrat, acting1896
    Benjamin Joseph FranklinRepublican1896-1897
    Myron Hawley McCordRepublican1897-1898
    Nathan Oakes MurphyRepublican1898-1902
    Alexander Oswald BrodieRepublican1902-1905
    William Francis NicholsRepublican, acting1905
    Joseph Henry KibbeyRepublican1905-1909
    Richard Elihu SloanRepublican1909-1911
    George W.P. HuntDemocrat1911-1912

    State Governors, 1912-Present

    NamePartyDates
    George W.P. HuntDemocrat1912-1919
    Thomas Edward CampbellRepublican1919-1923
    George W.P. HuntDemocrat1923-1929
    John Calhoun PhillipsRepublican1929-1931
    George W.P. HuntDemocrat1931-1933
    Benjamin Baker MoeurDemocrat1933-1937
    Rawghlie Clement StanfordDemocrat1937-1939
    Robert Taylor JonesDemocrat1939-1941
    Sidney Preston OsbornDemocrat1941-1948
    Daniel Edward GarveyDemocrat1948-1951
    John Howard PyleRepublican1951-1955
    Ernest William McFarlandDemocrat1955-1959
    Paul Jones FanninRepublican1959-1965
    Samuel Pearson Goddard, JrDemocrat1965-1967
    John (Jack) Richard WilliamsRepublican1967-1975
    Raul Hector CastroDemocrat1975-1977
    Harvey Wesley BolinDemocrat1977-1978
    Bruce BabbittDemocrat1978-1987
    Evan MechamRepublican1987-1988
    Rose Perica MoffordDemocrat1988-1991
    Fife SymingtonRepublican1991-1997
    Jane Dee HullRepublican1997-2003
    Janet NapolitanoDemocrat2003-present

    Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "List of Governors of Arizona."

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    List of Governors of Arkansas

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    Territorial Governors, 1819-1836

    State Governors, 1836-present

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    List of Governors of California

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    Spanish Governors of Alta California, 1804-1822

    Mexican Governors of Alta California, 1822-1847

    (see also Governor of Baja California for Baja California, which remains part of Mexico)

    President of the California Republic, June-July 1846

    American Military Governors of California, 1846-1849

    Governor of the Territory of California, 1849-1850

    Governors of the State of California, 1850-present

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    List of Governors of Florida

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    List of Governors of Florida:

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    List of Governors of Hawaii

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    Related articles

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    List of Governors of Indiana

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    List of Indiana Governors

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    List of Governors of Iowa

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    Territorial Governors

    Governors of Iowa

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    List of Governors of Kentucky

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    List of Kentucky Governors

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    List of Governors of Louisiana

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    Louisiana Governors since statehood

    NamePartyDates
    W. C. C. Claiborne Jeff. Rep.1812-1816
    Jacques Villere Jeff. Rep.1816-1820
    Thomas B. Robertson Jeff. Rep.1820-1824
    Henry S. Thibodaux Jeff. Rep.1824-1824
    Henry Johnson Jeff. Rep.1824-1828
    Pierre Derbigny Jeff. Rep.1828-1829
    Armand Beauvais Jeff. Rep.1829-1830
    Jacques Dupre Jeff. Rep.1830-1831
    Andre B. Roman Whig1831-1835
    Edward D. White Whig1835-1839
    Andre B. Roman Whig1839-1843
    Alexandre MoutonDemocratic1843-1846
    Isaac JohnsonDemocratic1846-1850
    Joseph WalkerDemocratic1850-1853
    Paul O. HebertDemocratic1853-1856
    Robert C. WickliffeDemocratic1856-1860
    Thomas O. MooreDemocratic1860-1864
    Federal Military Rule1862-1864
    Henry W. AllenDemocratic1864-1865
    Michael HahnRepublican1864-1865
    James M. WellsRepublican1865-1867
    Benjamin FlandersRepublican1867-1868
    Joshua BakerRepublican1868-1868
    Henry C. WarmothRepublican1868-1872
    P. B. S. PinchbackRepublican1872-1873
    John McEneryDemocratic1873-1873
    William P. KelloggRepublican1873-1877
    Francis T. NichollsDemocratic1877-1880
    Louis A. WiltzDemocratic1880-1881
    Samuel D. McEneryDemocratic1881-1888
    Francis T. NichollsDemocratic1888-1892
    Murphy J. FosterDemocratic1892-1900
    William W. HeardDemocratic1900-1904
    Newton C. BlanchardDemocratic1904-1908
    Jared Y. SandersDemocratic1908-1912
    Luther E. HallDemocratic1912-1916
    Ruffin G. PleasantDemocratic1916-1920
    John M. ParkerDemocratic1920-1924
    Henry L. FuquaDemocratic1924-1926
    Oramel H. SimpsonDemocratic1926-1928
    Huey Pierce LongDemocratic1928-1932
    Alvin Olin KingDemocratic1932-1932
    Oscar K. AllenDemocratic1932-1936
    James A. NoeDemocratic1936-1936
    Richard W. LecheDemocratic1936-1939
    Earl K. LongDemocratic1939-1940
    Sam H. JonesDemocratic1940-1944
    Jimmie H. DavisDemocratic1944-1948
    Earl K. LongDemocratic1948-1952
    Robert F. KennonDemocratic1952-1956
    Earl K. LongDemocratic1956-1960
    Jimmie H. DavisDemocratic1960-1964
    John J. McKeithenDemocratic1964-1972
    Edwin W. EdwardsDemocratic1972-1980
    David C. TreenRepublican1980-1984
    Edwin W. EdwardsDemocratic1984-1988
    Buddy RoemerRepublican1988-1992
    Edwin W. EdwardsDemocratic1992-1996
    Mike Foster, JrRepublican1996-
    Kathleen BlancoDemocraticgovernor-elect

    Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "List of Governors of Louisiana."

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    List of Governors of Maryland

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    List of Governors of Maryland:

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    List of Governors of Michigan

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    Michigan Governors

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    List of Governors of Missouri

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    The Governors of Missouri since its statehood in 1820 are:
    Union GovernmentConfederate Government
    • Hamilton Rowan Gamble 1861-64
    • Willard P. Hall 1864-65
    • Claiborne Fox Jackson 1861-62
    • Thomas Caute Reynolds 1862-65

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    List of Governors of New Hampshire

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    List of New Hampshire Governors

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    List of Governors of New York

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    Governors of New York

    The Governor of New York, the highest executive officer of the state, was originally chosen for a term of 2 years. In 1877 it was extended to 3 years, in 1895 reduced back to 2 years, and in 1938 it was extended to the current 4 year term.

    1. George Clinton, (1739-1812), Democratic-Republican, 1777-1795
    2. John Jay, (1745-1829), Federalist, 1795-1801
    3. George Clinton, (1739-1812), Democratic-Republican, 1801-1804
    4. Morgan Lewis, Democratic-Republican, 1804-1807
    5. Daniel D. Tompkins, (1774-1825), Democratic-Republican, 1807-1817
    6. John Tayler, Democratic-Republican, 1817
    7. De Witt Clinton, (1769-1828), Democratic-Republican, 1817-1822
    8. Joseph C. Yates, Democratic-Republican, 1823-1824
    9. De Witt Clinton, (1769-1828), Clinton Republican, 1825-1828
    10. Nathaniel Pitcher, Democratic-Republican, 1828
    11. Martin Van Buren, (1782-1862), Jacksonian Democratic, 1829
    12. Enos T. Throop, Jacksonian Democratic, 1829-1832
    13. William L. Marcy, Democratic, 1833-1838
    14. William H. Seward, (1801-1872), Whig, 1839-1842
    15. William C. Bouck, Democratic, 1843-1844
    16. Silas Wright, Democratic, 1845-1846
    17. John Young, (1930-1852), Whig, 1847-1848
    18. Hamilton Fish, Whig, 1849-1850
    19. Washington Hunt, Whig Anti-Rent, 1851-1852
    20. Horatio Seymour, Democratic, 1853-1854
    21. Myron H. Clark, Fusion Republican, 1855-1856
    22. John A. King, Republican, 1857-1858
    23. Edwin D. Morgan, Republican, 1859-1862
    24. Horatio Seymour, Democratic, 1863-1864
    25. Reuben E. Fenton, Union, 1865-1868
    26. John T. Hoffman, Democratic, 1869-1872
    27. John A. Dix, Republican, 1873-1874
    28. Samuel J. Tilden, (1814-1886), Democratic, 1875-1876
    29. Lucius Robinson, Democratic, 1877-1879
    30. Alonzo B. Cornell, Republican, 1880-1882
    31. Grover Cleveland, Democratic, 1883-1884
    32. David B. Hill, Democratic, 1885-1891
    33. Roswell P. Flower, Democratic, 1892-1894
    34. Levi P. Morton, (1824-1920), Republican, 1895-1896
    35. Frank S. Black, Republican, 1897-1898
    36. Theodore Roosevelt, (1858-1919), Republican, 1899-1900
    37. Benjamin B. Odell, Jr, Republican, 1901-1904
    38. Frank W. Higgins, Republican, 1905-1906
    39. Charles Evans Hughes, (1862-1948), Republican, 1907-1910
    40. Horace White, Republican, 1910
    41. John A. Dix, Republican, 1911-1912
    42. William Sulzer, Democratic, 1913
    43. Martin H. Glynn, Democratic, 1913-1914
    44. Charles S. Whitman, Republican, 1915-1918
    45. Alfred E. Smith, (1873-1944), Democratic, 1919-1920
    46. Nathan L. Miller, Republican, 1921-1922
    47. Alfred E. Smith, (1873-1944), Democratic, 1923-1928
    48. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic, 1929-1932
    49. Herbert H. Lehman, Democratic, 1933-1942
    50. Charles Poletti, Democratic, 1942
    51. Thomas E. Dewey, Republican , 1943-1954
    52. W. Averell Harriman, Democratic, 1955-1958
    53. Nelson A. Rockefeller, Republican, 1959-1973
    54. Malcolm Wilson, Republican, 1973-1974
    55. Hugh L. Carey, Democratic, 1975-1982
    56. Mario M. Cuomo, Democratic, 1983-1994
    57. George E. Pataki, Republican, 1995-

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    List of Governors of North Dakota

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    North Dakota Governors

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    List of Governors of Ohio

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    Ohio Governors

    1. 1803-1807.....Edward Tiffin...............Dem-Rep
    2. 1807-1808.....Thomas Kirker...............Dem-Rep
    3. 1808-1810.....Samuel Huntington...........Dem-Rep
    4. 1810-1814.....Return Jonathan Meigs, Jr.........Dem-Rep
    5. 1814..............Othneil Looker..............Dem-Rep
    6. 1814-1818.....Thomas Worthington..........Dem-Rep
    7. 1818-1822.....Ethan Allen Brown...........Dem-Rep
    8. 1822..............Allen Trimble...............Federalist
    9. 1822-1826.....Jeremiah Morrow.............Dem-Rep
    10. 1826-1830.....Allen Trimble (2)...........Federalist
    11. 1830-1832.....Duncan McArthur.............Federalist
    12. 1832-1836.....Robert Lucas................Democratic
    13. 1836-1838.....Joseph Vance................Whig
    14. 1838-1840.....Wilson Shannon..............Democratic
    15. 1840-1842.....Thomas Corwin...............Whig
    16. 1842-1844.....Wilson Shannon (2)..........Democratic
    17. 1844..............Thomas W. Bartley...........Democratic
    18. 1844-1846.....Mordecai Bartley............Whig
    19. 1846-1849.....William Bebb................Whig
    20. 1849-1850.....Seabury Ford................Whig
    21. 1850-1853.....Reuben Wood.................Democratic
    22. 1853-1856.....William Medill..............Democratic
    23. 1856-1860.....Salmon Portland Chase.......Republican
    24. 1860-1862.....William Dennison............Republican
    25. 1862-1864.....David Todd..................Republican
    26. 1864-1865.....John Brough.................Republican
    27. 1865-1866.....Charles Anderson............Republican
    28. 1866-1868.....Jacob Dolson Cox............Republican
    29. 1868-1872.....Rutherford Birchard Hayes............Republican
    30. 1872-1874.....Edward F. Noyes.............Republican
    31. 1874-1876.....William Allen...............Democratic
    32. 1876-1877.....Rutherford Birchard Hayes (2).........Republican
    33. 1877-1878.....Thomas L. Young.............Republican
    34. 1878-1880.....Richard M. Bishop...........Democratic
    35. 1880-1884.....Charles Foster..............Republican
    36. 1884-1886.....George Hoadly...............Democratic
    37. 1886-1890.....Joseph B. Foraker...........Republican
    38. 1890-1892.....James E. Campbell...........Democratic
    39. 1892-1896.....William McKinley............Republican
    40. 1896-1900.....Asa S. Bushnell.............Republican
    41. 1900-1904.....George K. Nash..............Republican
    42. 1904-1906.....Myron T. Herrick............Republican
    43. 1906..............John M. Pattison............Democratic
    44. 1906-1909.....Andrew L. Harris............Republican
    45. 1909-1913.....Judson Harmon...............Democratic
    46. 1913-1915.....James Middleton Cox.........Democratic
    47. 1915-1917.....Frank B. Willis.............Republican
    48. 1917-1921.....James Middleton Cox (2).....Democratic
    49. 1921-1923.....Harry L. Davis..............Republican
    50. 1923-1929.....A. Victor Donahey...........Democratic
    51. 1929-1931.....Myers Y. Cooper.............Republican
    52. 1931-1935.....George White................Democratic
    53. 1935-1939.....Martin L. Davey.............Democratic
    54. 1939-1945.....John W. Bricker.............Republican
    55. 1945-1947.....Frank John Lausche............Democratic
    56. 1947-1949.....Thomas J. Herbert...........Republican
    57. 1949-1957.....Frank John Lausche (2)............Democratic
    58. 1957..............John William Brown...............Republican
    59. 1957-1959.....C. William O'Neill..........Republican
    60. 1959-1963.....Michael Vincent DiSalle..........Democratic
    61. 1963-1971.....James Allen Rhodes.............Republican
    62. 1971-1975.....John Joyce Gilligan............Democratic
    63. 1975-1983.....James Allen Rhodes (2).........Republican
    64. 1983-1991.....Richard Franklin Celeste..........Democratic
    65. 1991-1998.....George Victor Voinovich.....Republican
    66. 1998-1999.....Nancy Putnam Hollister..........Republican
    67. 1999-present..Bob Taft....................Republican

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    List of Governors of Oregon

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    List of Oregon Governors

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    List of Governors of Rhode Island

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    List of Rhode Island Governors

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    List of Governors of South Dakota

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    Governors of South Dakota

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    List of Governors of the British Virgin Islands

    (From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

    For leaders before this see: List of Administrators of the British Virgin Islands

    Do not confuse with: Governors of the U.S. Virgin Islands

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    List of Governors of Utah

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    List of Utah Governors

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    List of Governors of Virginia

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    List of Virginia Governors

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    List of Governors of Washington

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    list of Washington Governors

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    List of Governors of West Virginia

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    list of West Virginia Governors

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    List of Jönköping Governors

    (From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

    This is a list of Governors for the Swedish County of Jönköping, from 1634 to present.

    1. Bengt Kafle (1634-1636)
    2. Bengt Bagge (1636-1639)
    3. Knut Soop (1639-1645)
    4. Bengt Ribbing (1645-1653)
    5. Gustaf Posse (1653-1658)
    6. Johan Printz (1658-1663)
    7. Gustaf Ribbing (1663-1672)
    8. Hans Georg Mörner (1672-1685)
    9. Robert Lichton (1685-1687)
    10. Erik Dahlbergh (1687-1693)
    11. Nils Gyllenstierna (1693-1696)
    12. Mårten Lindhielm (1696-1716)
    13. Georg Reinhold Patkull (1716-1718)
    14. Anders Leijonhielm (1718-1727)
    15. Johan von Mentzer (1728-1746)
    16. Anders Tungelfeldt (1747-1751)
    17. Ludvig von Saltza (1751-1762)
    18. Claes Erik Silfverhielm (1762-1778)
    19. Fredric Ulric Hamilton (1778-1795)
    20. Eric Johan de la Grange (1795-1801)
    21. Johan Axel Stedt (1801-1805)
    22. Eric Gustaf Boije (1805-1815)
    23. Lars Hierta (1815-1835)
    24. Claes Gabriel Bergenstråhle (1835-1855)
    25. Arvid Gustav Faxe (1856-1870)
    26. Carl R Ekström (1870-1888)
    27. Robert Dickson (1888-1892)
    28. Hjalmar Palmstierna (1892-1906)
    29. Fredrik E Pettersson (1906-1922)
    30. Carl Malmroth (1922-1934)
      • Jakob W Spens, acting (1923-1924)
    31. Felix Hamrin (1934-1937)
    32. Olle Ekblom (1938-1957)
    33. Allan Nordenstam (1957-1963)
    34. Sven af Geijerstam (1964-1979)
    35. Gösta Gunnarsson (1980-1997)
    36. Birgit Friggebo (1998-present)

    See also: Counties of Sweden, County Governors of Sweden

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    List of Kalmar Governors

    (From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

    This is a list of Governors for Kalmar County of Sweden, from 1634 to present.

    • Jesper Andersson Cruus (1634-1637)
    • Conrad von Falkenberg (1637-1645)
    • Gabriel Gyllenankar (1645-1655)
    • Göran Eriksson Ulfsparre (1655-1656)
    • Carl Filip von Sack (1656-1661)
    • Claes Persson Banér (1661-1664)
    • Gustaf Cruus (1664-1666)
    • Peder Persson Hammarskiöld (1666-1671)
    • Mauritz Posse (1671-1674)
    • Conrad Gyllenstierna (1674-1677)
    • Henrik von Vicken (1677-1679)
    • Hans Georg Mörner (1679-1680)
    • Hans Wachtmeister (1680-1683)
    • Hans Clerck (1683-1694)
    • Carl Gyllenpistol (1694-1695)
    • Blechardt Wachtmeister (1695-1701)
    • Reinhold Rehbinder (1701-1709)
    • Adam Carl de la Gardie (1709-1711)
    • Gabriel Gyllengrip (1711-1721)
    • Georg Vilhelm Fleetwood (1721-1728)
    • Gustaf von Psilander (1728-1734)
    • Georg Bogislaus Stael von Holstein (1734-1754)
    • Nils Djurklou (1755-1757)
    • Carl Gustaf Roxendorff (1757-1774)
    • Carl Rappe (1774-1781)
    • Lars Fredrik Kaulbars (1781-1788)
    • Fredrik von Köhler (1788-1790)
    • Mikael Ankarsvärd (1790-1810)
    • Johan Georg de la Grange (1810-1822)
    • Gustaf Peter Nordenanckar (1822-1839)
    • Jakob August von Hartmansdorff (1839-1840)
    • Claes Ulrik Nerman (1840-1852)
    • Knut Erik Sköldebrand (1852-1873)
    • Gustav Jakob Edelstam (1873-1888)
    • Viktor Lennart Groll (1888-1896)
    • Karl Adolf Fagerlund (1896-1903)
    • Conrad Cedercrantz (1903-1917)
    • John Ludvik Falk (1917-1938)
    • Arvid Lidén (1938-1947)
    • Ruben Wagnsson (1947-1958)
    • Ivar Persson (1959-1967)
    • Erik Westerlind (1968-1981)
    • Eric Krönmark (1981-1996)
    • Anita Bråkenhielm (1996-2002)
    • Sven Lindgren (2002-)

    See also: Counties of Sweden, County Governors of Sweden

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    List of Kronoberg Governors

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    This is a list of Governors for the Swedish County of Kronoberg, from 1634 to present.

    1. Bengt Kafle (1634-1636)
    2. Bengt Bagge av Berga (1636-1653)
    3. Mauritz Holst (1653-1654)
    4. Gabriel Gyllenankar (1655-1657)
    5. Mauritz Posse (1657-1664)
    6. Jakob Flemming (1674-1676)
    7. Gustaf Lilliecrona (1676-1679)
    8. Jonas Klingstedt (1687-1687)
    9. Åke Ulfsparre (1687-1701)
    10. Gustaf von Fatzburg (1701-1710)
    11. Axel Banér (1710-1718)
    12. Olof Törnflycht (1718-1719)
    13. Jakob Cronstedt (1719-1727)
    14. Johan Brauner (1727-1729)
    15. Anders Koskull (1729-1746)
    16. Gustaf Henrik Rothlieb (1747-1758)
    17. Peter von Psilander (1758-1763)
    18. Joakim Beck-Fries (1763-1769)
    19. Adam Johan Raab (1769-1776)
    20. Olof von Nackreij (1776-1782)
    21. Salomon Hedenstierna (1782-1787)
    22. Göran Henrik Falkenberg (1787-1793)
    23. Carl Stellan Mörner (1793-1827)
    24. Carl Mörner (1827-1863)
    25. Carl Johan Thyselius (1863-1864)
    26. Gustaf Lorentz Munthe (1864-1875)
    27. Gunnar Wennerberg (1875-1888)
    28. Gustaf H. Spens (1888-1898)
    29. Charles E. Oelreich (1898-1909)
    30. Alexis Hammarström (1909-1925)
    31. August Beskow (1925-1944)
    32. Erik Lundh (1944-1946)
    33. Thorwald Bergqvist (1946-1965)
    34. Gunnar Helén (1965-1970)
    35. Lars Eliasson (1971-1977)
    36. Astrid Kristensson (1977-1982)
    37. Britt Mogård (1983-1988)
    38. Sten Wickbom (1988-1995)
    39. Wiggo Komstedt (1995-2002)
    40. Lars-Åke Lagrell (2002-)

    See also: Counties of Sweden, County Governors of Sweden

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    List of Puerto Rico Governors

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    Governors of Puerto Rico

    Non-elected governors (under US colonial rule)

    Elected Governors

    Elected Governors after the introduction of the Constitution of the Commonwealth (Estado Libre Asociado) in 1952

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    List of Stockholm Governors

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    This is a list of Governors for Stockholm County of Sweden. Stockholm County separated from Uppland County, the first time from 1641 to 1654, and then finally in 1719. The City of Stockholm was separately governed by the Over-Governor of Stockholm until 1967, when it was integrated into Stockholm County.

    First Period

    Second Period
    • Ture Stensson Bielke (1714-1717)
    • Axel Claesson Banér (1718)
    • Olof Törnflycht (1719-1727)
    • Frans Joachim Ehrenstrahl (1727-1733)
    • Gustaf Palmfelt (1733-1737)
    • Otto Magnus Wolffelt (1737-1743)
    • Teodor Ankarcrona (1743-1750)
    • Adolf Mörner af Morlanda (1750-1751)
    • Carl C:son Broman (1751-1762)
    • Carl Fredrik Nordenstam (1762-1768)
    • Carl Gustaf von Liewen (1768-1770)
    • Jacob Johan Gyllenborg (1770-1778)
    • Samuel af Ugglas (1788-1802)
    • Per Evert Georgii (1802-1808)
    • Erik Adolf af Schenbom (1808-1810)
    • Daniel Edelcreutz (1810-1828)
    • Claes Hans Rålamb (1830-1842)
    • Clas Fredrik Horn af Åminne (1842-1849)
    • Gustaf Fredrik Liljencrantz (1849-1867)
    • Wilhelm Stråle af Ekna (1867-1888)
    • Robert Themptander (1888-1896)
    • Lennart Groll (1896)
    • Paul Gustaf Isberg (1896-1908)
    • Mauritz Sahlin (1908-1919)
    • Daniel Ekelund (1919-1920)
    • Per Alfred Peterson i Påboda (1920)
    • Nils Edén (1920-1938)
    • Karl Levinson (1938-1952)
    • Gunnar Danielson (1952-1958)
    • Erik Westerlind (1958-1968)

    Including the City of Stockholm

    See also: Counties of Sweden, County Governors of Sweden

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    List of Västernorrland Governors

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    This is a list of Governors for Västernorrland County of Sweden, from 1658 to present. Västernorrland was created from the briefly existing Härnösand and Hudiksvall Counties in 1654, which in turn had been separated from Norrland County in 1645.

    • Johan Oxenstierna (1658-1664)
    • Gustaf Banér (1664)
    • Carl Larsson Sparre (1664-1677)
    • Christopher Gyllenstierna (1677)
    • Jacob Fleming (1677-1679)
    • Göran Sperling (1679-1683)
    • Lennart Ribbing (1683-1687)
    • Otto Vellingk (1687-1693)
    • Carl Gustaf Frölich (1693-1698)
    • Malcolm Hamilton (1698-1699)
    • Axel von Schaar (1699-1702)
    • Carl Carlsson Hård af Segerstad (1702-1704)
    • Alexander Stromberg (1704-1716)
    • Hugo Hamilton (1716-1719)
    • Magnus Palmqvist (1719-1727)
    • Carl Gustaf Bielke (1727-1739)
    • Erik Odelström (1739-1749)
    • Axel Johan Gripenhielm (1749-1755)
    • Karl Gustaf Cronhiort (1755)
    • Mårten Ehrensvan (1755-1757)
    • Fredrik Henrik Sparre (1757-1762)
    • Per Abraham Örnsköld (1762-1769)
    • Germund Abraham Falkengren (1769-1778)
    • Johan Nordenfalk (1778)
    • Carl Bunge (1778-1796)
    • Erik Gustaf Lindencrona (1796-1807)
    • Carl von Nieroth (1810-1817)
    • Carl Fredrik Aschling (1817-1820)
    • Hampus Mörner (1820-1841)
    • Fredric Åkerman (1841-1851)
    • Sven Vilhelm Gynther (1851-1862)
    • Ernst August Weidenhielm (1863-1873)
    • Curry Treffenberg (1873-1880)
    • Gustaf Ryding (1880-1901)
    • Gustaf Rudebeck (1901-1909)
    • Fredric Engelbert Bergenholtz (1909-1911)
    • Carl Mathias Ström (1911-1918)
    • Karl Johan Stenström (1918-1931)
    • Anders Victor Benedict Wijkman (1931-1938)
    • Nils Löwbeer (1939)
    • Arthur Engberg (1940-1944)
    • Ragnar Stattin (1944-1953)
    • Eric Wesström (1954-1965)
    • Hjalmar Nilsson (1965-1971)
    • Kurt Nordgren (1971-1974)
    • Bertil Löfberg (1975-1989)
    • Ingemar Öhrn (1989-1995)
    • Börje Hörnlund (1996-2000)
    • Gerhard Larsson (2000-present)

    See also: Counties of Sweden, County Governors of Sweden

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    Provincial Governors of Finland

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    The Governor of a province of Finland heads the activities of the State Provincial Office. The governors are appointed by the President.

    List of Provincial Governors

    Eastern Finland

    Lapland

    Southern Finland

    Oulu

    Western Finland

    Åland

    See also

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    Synonym: Governor

    Synonym: regulator (n). (additional references)

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    Synonyms within Context: Governor

    ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

    Director

    Noun: director, manager, governor, rector, comptroller.

    Government

    Governor, state cabinet member; state senator, assemblyman, assemblywoman.

    Keeper

    Protector, governor, duenna; guardian; governess; (teacher); nurse, nanny, babysitter, catsitter, dogsitter, bonne, ayah.

    Master

    Noun: master, padrone; lord, lord paramount; commander, commandant; captain; chief, chieftain; sirdar, sachem, sheik, head, senior, governor, ruler, dictator; leader; (director); boss,Noun: master, padrone; lord, lord paramount; commander, commandant; captain; chief, chieftain; sirdar, sachem, sheik, head, senior, governor, ruler, dictator; leader; (director); boss, cockarouse, sagamore, werowance.

    Teacher

    Noun: teacher, trainer, instructor, master, tutor, director, Corypheus, dry nurse, coach, grinder, crammer, don; governor, bear leader; governess, duenna; disciplinarian.

    Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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    Crosswords: Governor

    English words defined with "governor": account, Adelantado, Agricola, Automatic expansion gear ♦ Beglerbeg, bey, Boroughmaster, Brother Jonathan, burgrave ♦ Caimacam, Captain general, Castellan, Ci-devant, Clinton, come in for, Commandery ♦ DeWitt Clinton, Dey ♦ Edward Winslow, emergency, Eparch, Ethnarch, executive clemency ♦ Fly cap, Fly fishing, Fly flap ♦ Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Governor cut-off, governor general, governorship, gubernatorial ♦ hard line, Harmost, Hydraulic governor ♦ inspect ♦ Jonathan Trumbull ♦ Khedive ♦ lieutenant governor, Lift tenter, Lord Protector ♦ margrave, Moodir ♦ Nellie Ross, Nellie Tayloe Ross, news report ♦ proconsul ♦ Rectoral, report, Reve, Ross ♦ satrap, Sherif, Stadtholder, story, Subashdar, Subgovernor ♦ Tell, Tetrarch, throttle valve, Toparch, Trumbull ♦ vicereine, viceroy, visit ♦ William Tell, Winslow, write up. (references)
    Specialty definitions using "governor": Adolpha, Advise And Consent, Agrippa I., Approved By The Governor ♦ Baalis, Beleses, BIENNIAL REPORT, Blue Pencil, Bobadil, Budget Bill ♦ Cassio, Cat and Fiddle, chatelain, Chushan-rishathaim, Corvinus ♦ Daily Journal, Dan Tucker, DIESEL-ENGINE ERECTOR, diesel-engine fitter, DIESEL-ENGINE TESTER ♦ Enrolled Bill, EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER 6, Extraordinary Session ♦ FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, Fernando Florestan ♦ Gallio, governing system, GOVERNOR ASSEMBLER, HYDRAULIC, Governor's Budget ♦ HEATER II, Heralds, Hickathrift, highest elected official, Hoblers ♦ Kareah, Keys, Kingly Titles ♦ Margaret, megger, Minotti ♦ Nevers, Noted, Notorious ♦ Paphos, Pilatus, pilot valve, President of the Senate, Public Law 94-171, Public Utility or Services Commissions, Public-house Signs ♦ Raul, ROOSEVELT ♦ SALEM 817 auxiliary filter, Sancho Panza, SCO, service delivery area, Shaphan, Sosthenes, state certifying official, State data center, State Emergency Response Commission, State Historic Preservation Officer, State rural development councils, SULZER ♦ Tabeel, The old man, TURBINE OPERATOR, turbogenerator operator ♦ Uniform Relatives ♦ VERIFICATION PHASE ♦ Willie-Wastle, WILSON ♦ Zebul. (references)
    Etymologies containing "governor": Poinciana. (references)

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    Modern Usage: Governor

    DomainUsage

    Screenplays

    No, you say that governor! (Blazing Saddles; writing credit: Andrew Bergman; Mel Brooks)

    He thwarted your campaign for governor, you ran over his son, he saved the plant from meltdown, his wife painted you in the nude (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)

    Senator Corleone; Governor Corleone (The Godfather; writing credit: Francis Ford Coppola; Mario Puzo)

    The governor and I aren't even in the same party (Earthquake; writing credit: George Fox; Mario Puzo)

    Look there's an Irish man with green blood. Hey look over there, there's Governor Rockefellar (All in the Family; writing credit: Johnny Speight; Norman Lear)

    Movie/TV Titles

    The Governor & J.J. (1969)

    A Day with Governor Whitman (1916)

    Lieutenant Governor (1915)

    The Plot Against the Governor (1913)

    Governor Nash of Ohio (1900)

    Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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    Commercial Usage: Governor

    DomainTitle

    References

    • Woodward Governor Company: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

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    Books

    • A Penny for the Governor, a Dollar for Uncle Sam: Income Taxation in Washington (reference)

    • Gayoso: The Life of a Spanish Governor in the Mississippi Valley 1789-1799 (reference)

    • Governor Ramage RN : The Lord Ramage Novels No. 4 (reference)

    • In Darkest Africa: Or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria (reference)

    • Jesse Ventura Tells It Like It Is: America's Most Outspoken Governor Speaks Out About Government (reference)

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    Periodicals

    • Annual Report Of The Governor To The Minister Of Finance And Statement Of Accounts (reference)

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    Music

    Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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    Image Slideshow: Governor

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    Photo Album: Governor

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    The Gulf Stream by Governor Pownall. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

    Isaac Ingalls Stevens Second Assistant-in-charge of Coast Survey office Increased efficiency of office Became first governor of Washington Territory - then Union Major General Killed at Chantilly, Virginia in 1862. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

    Governor Andrus at Dedication Point CeremonyBirds of Prey National Conservation AreaBOP NCAOwyhee Field OfficeLSRDLower Snake River District. Credit: Barry Rose.

    Secretary Babbitt (left) and Governor Kitzhaber (right) at Big Indian Gorge on the Steens. Credit: Mark Armstrong & Chris Strebig.

    (left-right) Roaring Springs Ranch manager Stacy Davies, Secretary Babbitt, Elaine Zielinski, and Governor Kitzhaber at Big Indian Gorge overlook. Credit: Mark Armstrong & Chris Strebig.

    On left, Senator Wyden's aide, David Blair, and on the right, Governor Kitzhaber at Big Indian Gorge. Credit: Mark Armstrong & Chris Strebig.

    (L-R) Governor Kitzhaber, Stacie Davies, Secretary Babbitt, and David Blackston at Big Indian Gorge. Credit: Mark Armstrong & Chris Strebig.

    NHOTIC sign reading: National Historical Oregon Trail Interpretive Center. Flagstaff Site - Expected Completion Date 1991. Approved Strategy for "The Oregon Comeback". Neil Goldschmidt, Governor. Credit: Unknown.

    Governor Kitzhaber and Harney County Judge Steve Grosty discuss Steens Designation at Big Indian Gorge. Credit: Mark Armstrong & Chris Strebig.

    (L - R) Stacie Davies, Governor John Kitzhaber, and Secretary Babbitt at Big Indian Gorge on Steens Mountain. Credit: Mark Armstrong & Chris Strebig.

    Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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    Historic Usage: Governor

    AuthorDateQuotation

    John Locke

    		1690

    But, notwithstanding such resistance, the king's person and authority are still both secured, and so no danger to governor or government. (Second Treatise of Government)

    Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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    Use in Literature: Governor

    TitleAuthorQuote

    Tangled Tale

    Carroll, Lewis

    The Governor smiled proudly

    Scarlet Letter

    Hawthorne, Nathaniel

    Among those who promoted the design, Governor Bellingham was said to be one of the most busy

    Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

    Joyce, James

    Suddenly the governor passed

    Gulliver's Travels

    Swift, Jonathan

    This tribe marries only among each other, and the eldest in succession is Prince or Governor.

    Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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    Non-Fiction Usage: Governor

    SubjectTopicQuote

    Business

    The state governor and his cabinet resigned. (references)

    The consortium was supposed to go into the detailed design for the Osaka International Conference Center in April or May, 1995, after finishing the basic design work. However, the new governor, elected in April 1995, requested a review of the project. (references)

    Over half of these companies do not seek certification (a permit granted by the provincial governor to issue certificates of scrapping vehicles withdrawn from the registry), because it amounts to taking on the responsibility for the ways in which waste materials are treated and utilized (i.e. recycling), rather than just their scrapping activity. (references)

    Civil Liberties

    Venezuela

    The newspaper had published many articles critical of the state governor. (references)

    Egypt

    The ruling was confirmed by the Military Governor, who rejected Mahran's plea for clemency. (references)

    Mozambique

    Although the boy returned to Tanzania, the Minister of Justice and provincial governor reversed the order. (references)

    Discrimination

    Syria

    Certain prominent positions, such as that of provincial governor, are reserved solely for Ba'th Party members. (references)

    Economic History

    Belize

    Governor General--Sir Colville N. Young, Sr. (references)

    Palau

    Each state also elects its own governor and legislature. (references)

    Human Rights

    Cameroon

    On May 22, the Governor of the Littoral Province was fired. (references)

    Mexico

    PRI Governor Arturo Montiel Rojas denied responsibility for the activity. (references)

    Iraq

    For example, assailants assassinated the governor of Arbil, Fransu Hariri. (references)

    Indigenous People

    Mexico

    On April 30, Chiapas governor Pablo Salazar also rejected the bill. (references)

    Philippines

    In July the Governor of Pampanga province called on the military to investigate. (references)

    Indonesia

    According to credible sources in West Sumatra, large tracts of land in the province have been confiscated over the past several years by commercial plantation developers who bribed the local governor. (references)

    Minorities

    Russia

    The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) sent letters to Krasnoyarsk leaders, including Governor Aleksandr Lebed, urging swift investigation and a clear stand against anti-Semitism. (references)

    Philippines

    However, prior to the November 26 election for ARMM officials, more than 80 persons were killed and many more wounded when MNLF members loyal to outgoing ARMM Governor Nur Misuari attacked an AFP outpost in Sulu. (references)

    Mexico

    On August 22, the state governor and the Secretariat of Government's Undersecretary for Religious Affairs convened a meeting with evangelical representatives and town leaders and negotiated an agreement between the parties. (references)

    Political Economy

    Argentina

    Provincial police are subordinate to the respective governor. (references)

    Barbados

    The Queen is head of state and is represented by an appointed Governor General. (references)

    Grenada

    Grenada is a parliamentary democracy, with a Governor General as titular Head of State. (references)

    Political Rights

    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

    The Deputy Governor General is also female. (references)

    Saint Lucia

    Two of the 13 members of the Cabinet are women, as is the Governor General. (references)

    Malaysia

    In May 2000, Tan Sri Doctor Zeti assumed the post of Central Bank Governor. (references)

    Trade

    France

    Its governor is the chair of the Committee on Credit Institutions, which grants or withdraws banking licenses. (references)

    India

    A separate Board at the RBI, with the RBI Governor as its Chairman, performs the supervisory function in this regard. (references)

    Bangladesh

    The Bangladesh Bank is headed by a Governor, who reports to the Secretary, Finance Division of the Ministry of Finance. (references)

    Women

    Philippines

    Public attention on domestic violence increased in December, with the suicide of a famous actress whose husband, a former governor and congressman, reportedly had abused her for years. (references)

    Worker Rights

    Mauritania

    The Government punished the Governor by removing him from his post. (references)

    Morocco

    Employers wishing to dismiss workers are required by law to notify the provincial governor through the labor inspector's office. (references)

    Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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    Spoken Usage: Governor

    SpeakerPhrase(s)

    Mark Shields

    		Governor Ridge, nobody questions the closeness of your relationship, the trust and confidence between you and the president.

    Michael Oxley

    		Mike Castle's a great guy and former governor, and he could be right, unless we fall down on the job of correcting the situation, but we're not going to fall down on the job.

    Rush Limbaugh

    		When Governor Bush said that there was a warning light on the dashboard of the economy, the Democrats flipped out.

    Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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    Speeches: Governor

    SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

    George Washington

    		1789-1797Quotas had been assigned to the States of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia, the governor of Pennsylvania having declared on this occasion an opinion which justified a requisition to the other States.

    John Adams

    		1797-1801The governor should have the command of the militia and of all your armies.

    Thomas Jefferson

    		1801-1809In the mean time, their places are supplied by the officers before commanding there, and the function of the governor and judges of Indiana having commenced, the government, we presume, is proceeding in its new form.

    James Monroe

    		1817-1825With the limited means in the power of the Executive, instructions were given to the governor to accomplish this object so far as it might be practicable, which was prevented by the distressing malady referred to.

    John Quincy Adams

    		1825-1829A communication from the governor of the State of Maine, with accompanying documents, and a correspondence between the Secretary of State and the minister of Great Britain on this subject are now communicated.

    Ronald Reagan

    		1981-1989Many of you go back with us as far as my two terms as California Governor.

    George Bush

    		1989-1993I've asked Missouri's governor, John Ashcroft, to be chairman, former Dallas Mayor Annetter Strauss to be co-chair.

    Bill Clinton

    		1993-2001That's the policy established in North Carolina by Governor Jim Hunt.

    Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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    Usage Frequency: Governor

    "Governor" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 88.32% of the time. "Governor" is used about 2,206 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
    Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
    100 Million Words    		Rank in English
    Noun (singular)88.32%1,9484,405
    Noun (proper)11.68%25818,412
                        Total100.00%2,206N/A

    Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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    Derived & Related Names: Governor

    The following table summarizes names derived from the word "governor".
     
    NameGenderLanguageMeaning
    TetrarchN/ABiblical

    Governor of a fourth part

    TirshathaN/ABiblical

    A governor

    Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

     

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    Usage in Company Names: Governor

    CountryName
    USA

    Woodward Governor Company

     (more examples...)

    Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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    Expressions: Governor

    Expressions using "governor": campaign for governor ♦ centrifugal governor ♦ deputy governor ♦ Fly governor ♦ governor general ♦ Governor General's warrant ♦ governor plum ♦ governor valve ♦ Hydraulic governor ♦ lieutenant governor ♦ military governor ♦ outgoing governor ♦ prison governor ♦ propeller governor ♦ relay governor ♦ the governor. Additional references.

    Hyphenated Usage

    Beginning with "governor": governor-designate, Governor-elect, governor-general, governor-generals, Governor-generalship, Governor-generalships, governor-in-chief, governor-training.

    Ending with "governor": ex-governor, Lieutenant-governor, vice-governor.

    Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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    Frequency of Internet Keywords: Governor

    The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
     
    ExpressionFrequency
    per Day    		ExpressionFrequency
    per Day

    governor

    		757

    virginia governor

    		79

    governor state university

    		350

    governor general

    		77

    texas governor

    		246

    arizona governor

    		75

    governor job bank

    		231

    woodward governor

    		69

    california governor

    		200

    michigan governor

    		65

    alaska first governor

    		156

    alaska governor

    		64

    governor of illinois

    		142

    maryland governor

    		62

    western governor university

    		129

    dodge governor park state

    		60

    davis governor recall

    		122

    new jersey governor

    		59

    texas governor job bank

    		121

    south carolina governor

    		56

    bahamas governor harbour

    		101

    governor of louisiana

    		55

    georgia governor

    		100

    pennsylvania governor

    		54

    governor ottoman

    		99

    ohio governor

    		53

    governor state

    		99

    new york governor

    		52

    association governor national

    		98

    governor perry rick

    		52

    governor gray davis

    		94

    governor office texas

    		50

    alabama governor

    		93

    governor house hotel

    		49

    canada general governor

    		90

    oklahoma governor

    		49

    inn of the governor

    		83

    minnesota governor

    		48

    florida governor

    		82

    tennessee governor

    		48
    Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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    Modern Translation: Governor

    Language Translations for "governor"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

    Albanian

    		  

    guvernator (proconsul, warden), rregullator shpejtësie, kryetar (chairman, chairperson, chief, chieftain, coryphaeus, director, elder, head, headman, leader, moderator, president, principal, ringleader, speaker, standard bearer), drejtor (director, impresario, manager, president, principal, rector, warden). (various references)

       

    Arabic 

    		  

    ‏منظم (arranger, disposed, in good order, marshaled, neat, orderly, organized, organizer, regular, steward, systematic, tidy, well arranged, well ordered, well-organized), ‏محافظ (back number, conservative, fogy, fogyish, fusty, old fashioned, old time, old-line, tory), ‏مدير مؤسسة, ‏حاكم (adjudicate, administrative, be judged, dynast, in, in power, judge, magistrate, mete, proconsular, ruling, stand trial, try), ‏ضبط الضغط في السيارة, ‏المحافظ (die hard, fogy, mayor), ‏المدير (conductor, director, leader, superintendent), ‏الحاكم (master, prefect, ruler). (various references)

       

    Bulgarian 

    		  

    стабилизатор (balancer, regulator, stabilizator, stabilizer, suppressor, tail plane), управител (administrator, director, intendant, manager, reeve, ruler, steward, super, superintendent, warden), регулатор (cataract, comptroller, controller, moderator, register, regulator, timer), шеф (boss, chief, patron, principal, superior, supervisor), комендант на крепост, губернатор (intendant, warden), господар (arbiter, boss, master, padrone, prince, proprietor, ruler, sircar), баща (dad, father, pater, sire). (various references)

       

    Chinese 

    		  

    州長 , 州长 (gubernatorial). (various references)

       

    Czech

    		  

    guvernér (governor general, Lieutenant governor), regulátor (register, regulator), místodržící, èlen správní rady, šéfe. (various references)

       

    Danish

    		  

    trykregulator (manostat, pressure controller, pressure reducing valve, pressure regulator, regulating valve), trykreduktionsventil (manostat, pressure controller, pressure reducing valve, pressure regulator, regulating valve), regulator (adjuster, regulator, throttle), pumperegulator (fuel pump meter, fuel pump metre, pump governor, timing governor), pressostat, manostat (manostat, pressure controller, pressure reducing valve, pressure regulator, regulating valve), centralbankchef. (various references)

       

    Dutch

    		  

    gouverneur (tutor), gevangenisdirecteur, regulateur (adjuster, regulator, throttle), regent (rains), regelmechanisme (control, control organ, controls, operating control, operating controls, operating device, regulatory system), regelaar (adjuster, adjusting device, regulating device, regulator), president van de centrale bank, manostaat (manostat, pressure controller, pressure reducing valve, pressure regulator, regulating valve), drukregelaar (choke, manostat, pressure controller, pressure reducer, pressure reducing valve, pressure regulator, reducing valve, regulating valve, regulator, valve pressure reducer), directeur (director, manager), brandstofpompregulator (fuel pump meter, fuel pump metre, pump governor, timing governor), bestuurder (administrator, chauffeur, conductor, director, driver, manager), 2reduceerklep (manostat, pressure controller, pressure reducing valve, pressure regulator, regulating valve). (various references)

       

    Esperanto

    		  

    gubernatoro. (various references)

       

    Farsi 

    		  

    فرمانده (Admiral, Chief, Commandant, Commander, Leader), فرماندار, حکمران (Ruler), حاکم . (various references)

       

    Finnish

    		  

    paineen säätäjä, maaherra, kuvernööri, käskynhaltija. (various references)

       

    French

    		  

    gouverneur, directeur. (various references)

       

    German

    		  

    regler (automatic controller, control, controller, modulator, regulator, ruler, stabilizer), Regulator (modulator, wall clock), Präsident (chairman, Commodore, pres, president). (various references)

       

    Greek 

    		  

    κυβερνήτησ (commander, ruler), κυβερνήτης (commander), ρυθμιστήσ (adjuster, buffer, modulator, regulator), ρυθμιστής στροφών, ρυθμιστής πίεσης (manostat, pressure controller, pressure reducing valve, pressure regulator, regulating valve), ρυθμιστής αντλίας πετρελαίου (fuel pump meter, fuel pump metre, pump governor, timing governor), ρυθμιστής (regulator), νομάρχησ (prefect), υποβιβαστής-ρυθμιστής (manostat, pressure controller, pressure reducing valve, pressure regulator, regulating valve), υποβιβαστής πίεσης (manostat, pressure controller, pressure reducing valve, pressure regulator, regulating valve), τοποτηρητήσ (surrogate), διοικητής (commandant). (various references)

       

    Hebrew 

    		  

    מושל (master, ruler, suzerain), מס"יר (regulator), שליט (emperor, master, potentate, ruler, sovereign), עוצר (restrainer, retainer, sovereign), אלוף (champion, chieftain, friend, general), 'י" (chancellor, commander, leader, prince, rector, ruler). (various references)

       

    Hungarian

    		  

    kormányzó (governing, lieutenant, protector, Regent, steering, vicegerent), irányító (directive, directory, governing, head, leader, leading question, mentor, operator), helytartó (lieutenant, locum tenens, procurator, resident). (various references)

       

    Indonesian

    		  

    gubernur. (various references)

       

    Italian

    		  

    governatore (constable, ruler). (various references)

       

    Japanese Kanji 

    		  

    執" (administration, administrator, government), "配者 , 御大 (boss), 帥 , 主席 (chairman, chief, head, president). (various references)

       

    Japanese Katakana 

    		  

    お"たい (boss, temperate zone), そつ (my son, son), しっせい (administration, administrator, correction, government, misgovernment, point out errors, wet), しゅせき (calligraphic specimen, chairman, chief, drinking party, first desk, handwriting, head, holograph, president, top seat), しはいしゃ, そち (measure, my son, son, step). (various references)

       

    Korean 

    		  

    주지사. (various references)

       

    Manx

    		  

    reilleyder (regulator, ruler, straight edge), kiannoort (chief, chieftain, constable). (various references)

       

    Norwegian

    		  

    guvernør. (various references)

       

    Pig Latin

    		  

    overnorgay.(various references)

       

    Portuguese

    		  

    regulador (adjuster, adjusting, regulative), governador (exarch, lord-lieutenant, ruler). (various references)

       

    Romanian

    		  

    guvernator al unei colonii, guvernator (lieutenant governor, protector), guvernant (governing, ruling), tatã (daddie, daddy, father, parent, pop), regulator de presiune, director (administrator, curator, directing, director, executive, guiding, headmaster, manager, master, principal, rector, steering, superior, warden), conducãtor (captain, chief, commander, commanding, conductor, directive, fugleman, guide, head, leader, leading, man at the wheel, manager, master, principal, ruler, ruling, superintendent, superior, transmitting), comandant (captain, commandant, commander, leader, master), cârmuitor (guide, ruler, ruling), boier (boyar, chief, gentleman, Lord, nobleman), şefule, şef (boss, cap, captain, chairman, chief, chieftain, foreman, great gun, head, header, headman, leader, manager, master, president, principal, ringleader, superior), administrator (administrator, bailiff, director, economist, housekeeper, janitor, land agent, manager, master, receiver, reeve, steward, suitor, superintendent, trustee, warden). (various references)

       

    Russian 

    		  

    управляющий;регулятор, регулятор (damper, moderator, regulator), комендант (commandant), губернатор (president), господин (baboo, guv, guvnor, mister, monsieur, mr., overlord), править (correct, govern, rein, rule, wield the sceptre). (various references)

       

    Scottish

    		  

    uachdaran (chief, ruler), riaghlair (ruler). (various references)

       

    Serbo-Croatian

    		  

    guverner (guv, nizam), vojvoda (duke), vladar (monarch, ruler, sovereign), upravitelj (administrator, manager, provost). (various references)

       

    Spanish

    		  

    gobernador (Caesar, chairman, emperor, governing, gubernatorial, guv, king, ruling), regulador (buffer, controller, guv, regulator, regulatory, throttle). (various references)

       

    Swedish

    		  

    landshövding. (various references)

       

    Thai

    		  

    ผู้ว่าการรัฐ. (various references)

       

    Turkish

    		  

    yönetici (administrator, boss, controller, director, executive, head, headman, intendant, manager, overseer, ruler, supervisor), vali (ban, chief magistrate, dey, exarch, prefect, proconsul), patron (baas, boss, chief, dress pattern, employer, guv, guvnor, leader, magnate, nibs, old man, patron, patronizer, pattern, the governor, top dog), müdür (administrator, clerk, director, gaffer, guv, guvnor, head, intendant, manager, provost, supervisor, vice president, warden), eyalet valisi, bey (Ace, Bey, Don, esquire, gentleman, Lord, Mister, Monsieur, mr, mr., Sahib, seigneur, squire, the governor), baba (begetter, dad, daddy, father, goodman, guv, guvnor, old man, pa, Papa, pater, Pere, pop, senior, sire, the governor, the old man). (various references)

       

    Ukrainian

    		  

    комендант (commandant, constable), керуючий (operating), губернатор (gubernator, warden), правитель (alderman, gubernator, prince, ruler, sovereign, warden). (various references)

       

    Vietnamese 

    		  

    thủ hiến (emir), kẻ thống trị thống sử, chủ cha. (various references)

       

    Welsh

    		  

    glyw (lord), llywodraethwr (ruler), llywiawdwr (ruler). (various references)

    Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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    Ancestral Language Translations: Governor

    LanguagePeriodTranslations
    Sumerian3100 BCE-2500 BCE

    nam. (various references)

    Latin500 BCE-Modern

    praeses, praeside, praesidem, praesides, praesidi, praesidis, praesidium, rector, rectorum, regens, satrapae, satrapam, satraparum, satrapas, satrapis, satraps. (various references)

    Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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    Bible Trace: Governor

    LanguageDateSourceLuke Chapter 2, Verse 2
    Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintAuth h apografh prwth egeneto hgemoneuontoV thV suriaV kurhniou
    Latin405VulgateHaec descriptio prima facta est praeside Syriae Cyrino
    Old English990West Saxonþeos tomearcodnes wæs æryst geworden fram þam deman syrige cirino.
    Middle English1395WyclifThis firste discryuyng was maad of Cyryn, iustice of Sirie.
    Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd this taxynge was ye fyrst and executed when Syrenius was leftenaut in Syria.
    Jacobean English1611King James(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
    Victorian English1833Webster(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
    Basic English1964OgdenThis was the first numbering, which was made when Quirinius was ruler of Syria.

    Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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    Matched Bible Translations: Governor

    LanguageLuke Chapter 2, Verse 2
    CebuanoKini mao ang unang pagpanglista nga gihimo sa diha nga si Quirino mao pay gobernador sa Siria.
    Chinese這 是 居 里 扭 作 敘 利 亞 巡 ' 的 時 候 、 一 次 行 名 上 冊 的 事 。
    CroatianBijaše to prvi popis izvršen za Kvirinijeva upravljanja Sirijom.
    DutchDeze eerste beschrijving geschiedde, als Cyrenius over Syrie stadhouder was.
    FinnishTämä verollepano oli ensimmäinen ja tapahtui Kyreniuksen ollessa Syyrian maaherrana.
    FrenchCe premier recensement eut lieu pendant que Quirinius était gouverneur de Syrie.
    GermanUnd diese Schätzung war die allererste und geschah zu der Zeit, da Cyrenius Landpfleger von Syrien war.
    Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariSensus yang pertama ini dijalankan waktu Kirenius menjadi gubernur negeri Siria.
    Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaInilah pertama kali perhitungan manusia yang diperbuat tatkala Kirenius menjadi wakil pemerintah di benua Syam.
    ItalianQuesto primo censimento fu fatto quando era governatore della Siria Quirinio.
    LatvianÐî pirmâ sarakstîðana notika Kvirinija, Sîrijas pârvaldnieka, laikâ.
    MaoriKo te tuhituhinga tuatahi tenei i meatia i te wa ko Kuirinia te kawana o Hiria.
    NorwegianDette var den første innskrivning, i den tid Kvirinius var landshøvding i Syria.
    PortugueseEste primeiro recenseamento foi feito quando Quirínio era governador da Síria.   
    RumanianKnscrierea aceasta s`a fqcut kntkia datq pe cknd era dregqtor kn Siria Quirinius.
    RussianьФБ ЕТЕ ЙУШ 'ЩМБ ЕТЧБС Ч ТБЧМЕОЙЕ лЧЙТЙОЙС уЙТЙЕА.
    ShuarNu nekapmartinian yaunchu Túrushtain Yamái Túriarmiayi. Siria nunkanam Seriniu akupin Pujái Túrawarmiayi.
    SwahiliKuandikishwa huku kulikuwa mara ya kwanza, wakati Kirenio alipokuwa mkuu wa mkoa wa Siria.
    SwedishDetta var den första skattskrivningen, och den hölls, när Kvirinius var landshövding över Syrien.
    UmaPobilaa' tauna to lomo' -na tohe'i rababehi nto'u-na Kirenius jadi' gubernur hi tana' Siria.

    Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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    Derivations & Misspellings: Governor

    Derivations

    Words beginning with "governor": governorate, governorates, governors, governorship, governorships. (additional references)


    Misspellings

    "Governor" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Goerner, govanor, govenor, governer, Governey, governour, Gowersor, Grosvener, Gubernia. (additional references)

    Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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    Rhyming with "Governor"

    # of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "governor" (pronounced gu"verner)
    3-er n ereasterner, northerner, southerner, westerner.

    Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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    Anagrams: Governor

    Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

    Words within the letters "e-g-n-o-o-r-r-v"

    -1 letter: groover.

    -2 letters: govern, groove, orgone.

    -3 letters: genro, goner, grove, roger, roven, rover.

    -4 letters: ergo, goer, gone, goon, gore, ogre, oven, over, rove.

    -5 letters: ego, eng, eon, erg, ern, err, gen, goo, gor, nog, noo, nor, one, ore, reg, rev, roe, veg, voe.

     Words containing the letters "e-g-n-o-o-r-r-v"
     

    +1 letter: governors, overgrown.

     

    +2 letters: overgovern, regrooving.

     

    +3 letters: governorate, overgoverns, overgrowing, overlording, overworking.

     

    +4 letters: governorates, governorship, overbrowsing, overcropping, overcrowding, overfavoring, overgenerous, overgoverned, overlaboring, overorganize, overpowering, overthrowing.

     

    +5 letters: controverting, governorships, overborrowing, overencourage, overgoverning, overinforming, overoperating, overorganized, overorganizes, overproducing, overpromising, overpromoting, overreporting, photoengraver, reinvigorator.

    Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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    INDEX

    1. Definition
    2. Synonyms
    3. Crosswords
    4. Usage: Modern     		5. Usage: Commercial
    6. Images: Slideshow
    7. Images: Photo Album
    8. Quotations: Historic     		9. Quotations: Fiction
    10. Quotations: Non-fiction
    11. Quotations: Spoken
    12. Quotations: Speeches     		13. Usage Frequency
    14. Names: Derived from
    15. Names: Company Usage
    16. Expressions     		17. Expressions: Internet
    18. Translations: Modern
    19. Translations: Ancient
    20. Bible Trace     		21. Derivations
    22. Rhymes
    23. Anagrams
    24. Bibliography


      

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