<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>The executive head of a state in the U.S.</li><li>A person charged with the direction or control of an institution, society, etc.: the governors of a bank; the governor of a prison.</li><li>Also called governor general.</li><li>The representative of the crown, as in the Commonwealth of Nations.</li><li>A ruler or chief magistrate appointed to govern a province, town, fort, or the like.</li><li>Machinery: a device for maintaining uniform speed regardless of changes of load, as by regulating the supply of fuel or working fluid.</li><li>British Informal: one's father; one's employer; any man of superior rank or status.</li></ul>