governor A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political regions, political region, in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the ...

is an official, usually acting as the executive of a non-sovereign level of government. Governor may also refer to:

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Governor (China) In China, the governor () is the head of government of a province A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative u ...

, the head of government of a province *

Governor (Japan) In Japan, the is the highest ranking executive of a prefecture. The governor is directly elected for a four-year term. Governors are subject to recall referendum A referendum, plebiscite, or ballot measure is a Direct democracy, direct ...

, the highest ranking executive of a prefecture *

Governor (Russia) The highest official of the subject of the Russian Federation, also known as the holder of the highest office of subject of the Russian Federation () or the head of the highest executive body of state power of the subject of the Russian Federatio ...

, the chief executive of a federal subject of Russia *

Governor (Turkey) In Turkey, a governor ( Turkish: ''Vali'') is an official responsible for the implementation of legislation, constitutional and government decisions in individual provinces. There are 81 governors in Turkey, one for each province, appointed cerem ...

, the official responsible for government decisions in a province *

Governor (United States) In the United States, a governor serves as the chief executive and commander-in-chief in each of the fifty U.S. state, states and in the five permanently inhabited Territories of the United States, territories, functioning as head of state and ...

, the head of state and head of government of a US state *

Governor (Les Invalides, France) The Governor of Les Invalides () is a French military personality and figure, named by the French Government () to direct the institution of the Hôtel des Invalides () of Paris. History Since creation, the Hôtel des Invalides () was directed ...

, a French military office

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* ''The Governor'' (1939 film), a German film directed by Viktor Tourjansky * ''The Governor'' (2009 film), a 2009 Turkish film * ''The Governor'' (Nigerian TV series), a 2016 Nigerian "''Nollywood''" TV series * ''The Governor'' (New Zealand TV series), a New Zealand television miniseries about Sir George Grey * ''The Governor'' (British TV series), a British television series * The Governor (''The Walking Dead''), a fictional character in ''The Walking Dead'' comic book series and television series * "Governor", a song from the 1996 album ''

4am Friday ''4am Friday'' is the third studio album by Avail. It is named after the day and time the band received news of Bob Baynor's death (of the band Maximillian Colby). The song "F.C.A." was also written about Bob. It was released in 1996 on Lookout! ...

'' by Avail

People

Governor (singer) Governor Washington Jr. (born May 9, 1983), known professionally as Gio Washington (formerly Governor), is an American R&B and soul singer from Charles City, Virginia. He was initially signed to T.I.'s Grand Hustle imprint, under the aegi ...

, American recording artist Governor Washington Jr (born 1983) *

The Governor (wrestler) Shannon Claire Spruill (July 17, 1975 – September 1, 2021) was an American professional wrestler, wrestling manager and actress better known by her ring name Daffney. Daffney began her professional wrestling career at World Championship Wres ...

, a ring name of American retired professional wrestler Shannon Spruill (born 1975)

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Governor (device) A governor, or speed limiter or controller, is a device used to measure and regulate the speed of a machine, such as an engine. A classic example is the centrifugal governor, also known as the Watt or fly-ball governor on a reciprocating ste ...

, a device that regulates the speed of a machine **

Centrifugal governor A centrifugal governor is a specific type of governor with a feedback system that controls the speed of an engine by regulating the flow of fuel or working fluid, so as to maintain a near-constant speed. It uses the principle of proportional con ...

, a type of governor that, for example, regulates fuel intake to an engine or rotating speed. *

Governor (linguistics) Government and binding (GB, GBT) is a theory of syntax and a phrase structure grammar in the tradition of transformational grammar developed principally by Noam Chomsky in the 1980s. This theory is a radical revision of his earlier theories and was ...

, a type of syntactic object that has the potential to govern another *

Smith & Wesson Governor The Smith & Wesson Governor is a snub-nosed (2.75 inch barrel) single-action/double-action revolver built on the Z-frame (a stretched N-frame) and utilizes a K-frame grip with a lightweight scandium alloy or stainless steel frame. Design Simil ...

, a snubnosed revolver that fires .45 Colt, 2.5" .410 bore ammo, and moon-clipped .45 ACP * A prison official in the UK and in Australia, see

prison warden The warden ( US, Canada) or governor ( UK, Australia), also known as a superintendent (US, South Asia) or director (UK, New Zealand), is the official who is in charge of a prison. Name In the United States, Mexico, and Canada, warden is the m ...

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