governor

governor
noun
1) (ruler) Herrscher, der
2) (of province, town, etc.) Gouverneur, der
3) (of State of US) Gouverneur, der
4) (of institution, prison) Direktor, der/Direktorin, die

[board of] governors — Vorstand, der; (of school) Schulleitung, die; (of bank, company) Direktorium, das; Direktion, die

5) (sl.): (employer) Boss, der (ugs.)
6) (Mech.) Regler, der
* * *
noun
1) (in the United States, the head of a state: the Governor of Ohio.) der Gouverneur
2) (a member of the committee of people who govern a school, hospital etc: He is on the board of governors.) der Vorstand
3) (a person who governs a province or colony.) der Gouverneur
* * *
gov·er·nor
[ˈgʌvənəʳ, AM -ɚnɚ]
n
1. POL Gouverneur m
2. BRIT ADMIN Vorstand m, Direktor(in) m(f)
the G\governor of the Bank of England der Präsident der Bank von England
the \governors of the school [or the school \governors] der Schulbeirat, die Schulpflege SCHWEIZ
board of \governors Vorstand m; of a bank Direktorium nt; of a school Schulbeirat m, Rektor(in) m(f) SCHWEIZ; of a prison Direktor m
3. BRIT (fam: one's boss) Chef(in) m(f)
4. AM FIN Direktionsmitglied nt der Federal Reserve Bank; of NCB Präsident(in) m(f)
5. AUTO, MECH Regler m
* * *
['gʌvənə(r)]
n
1) (of colony, state etc) Gouverneur(in) m(f)
2) (esp Brit of bank, prison) Direktor(in) m(f); (of school) ≈ Mitglied nt des Schulbeirats

the (board of) governors — der Vorstand; (of bank also) das Direktorium; (of school) ≈ der Schulbeirat

3) (Brit inf = boss) Chef m (inf); (= father) alter Herr (inf)
4) (MECH) Regler m
* * *
governor [ˈɡʌvənə; US ˈɡʌvnər] s
1. Gouverneur m (auch eines Staates der USA)
2. MIL Kommandant m
3. a) allg Direktor(in), Leiter(in), Vorsitzende(r) m/f(m)
b) Präsident(in) (einer Bank)
c) Br Gefängnisdirektor m, -direktorin f
d) pl Vorstand m, Direktorium n
4. umg (der) Alte:
a) alter Herr (Vater)
b) Chef m (auch als Anrede)
5. TECH Regler m
gov. abk
1. government
2. governor
* * *
noun
1) (ruler) Herrscher, der
2) (of province, town, etc.) Gouverneur, der
3) (of State of US) Gouverneur, der
4) (of institution, prison) Direktor, der/Direktorin, die

[board of] governors — Vorstand, der; (of school) Schulleitung, die; (of bank, company) Direktorium, das; Direktion, die

5) (sl.): (employer) Boss, der (ugs.)
6) (Mech.) Regler, der
* * *
(mechanics) n.
Regulator m. n.
Präsident m.
Regler - m.
Statthalter m.

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