Governor (disambiguation)
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A Governor
is an official, usually acting as the executive of a non-sovereign level of government.
Governor may also refer to:
In music:
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Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
is an official, usually acting as the executive of a non-sovereign level of government.
Governor may also refer to:
- Governor (United States)Governor (United States)In the United States, the title governor refers to the chief executive of each state or insular territory, not directly subordinate to the federal authorities, but the political and ceremonial head of the state.-Role and powers:...
, the head of state and head of government of a U.S. stateU.S. stateA U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
. - Governor (device)Governor (device)A governor, or speed limiter, 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, which uses a rotating assembly of weights mounted on arms to determine how fast the engine...
, a device that regulates the speed of a machine- Centrifugal governorCentrifugal governorA centrifugal governor is a specific type of governor that controls the speed of an engine by regulating the amount of fuel admitted, so as to maintain a near constant speed whatever the load or fuel supply conditions...
, a type of governor that regulates fuel intake to an engine
- Centrifugal governor
- School governor, a voluntary role in state schools of England, Wales and Northern Ireland
- BBC Governor, a member of the former Board of Governors of the BBCBoard of Governors of the BBCThe Board of Governors of the BBC was the governing body of the British Broadcasting Corporation. It consisted of twelve people who together regulated the BBC and represented the interests of the public. It existed from 1927 until it was replaced by the BBC Trust on 1 January 2007.The governors...
(1927-2007) - Governor of the Bank of EnglandGovernor of the Bank of EnglandThe Governor of the Bank of England is the most senior position in the Bank of England. It is nominally a civil service post, but the appointment tends to be from within the Bank, with the incumbent grooming his or her successor...
- Ring name of TNA wrestler Shannon Spruill
- Governor (Chuck), a device used in the TV series Chuck
- The Governor (TV series)The Governor (TV series)The Governor was a 1977 New Zealand television miniseries or docudrama on Sir George Grey, co-produced by TV One and the National Film Unit, with Grey played by English actor Corin Redgrave...
, New Zealand television miniseries about Sir George Grey
In music:
- Governor (singer)Governor (singer)Governor Washington Jr., better known as Governor, is an Southern American Soul and R&B singer who was signed to T.I.'s label, Grand Hustle, under the aegis of Atlantic Records. He is signed to the newly formed G-Note Records which is a subsidiary label of 50 Cent's G-Unit...
, US R&B artist on the G-Unit Records label - "Governor", a song from 4am Friday4am Friday4am 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 . The song F.C.A. was also written about Bob. It was released in 1996 on Lookout! Records and reissued in 2006 by Jade Tree Records...
, Avail's 1996 album - "The Governor", a song from Welcome to BritainWelcome to Britain (EP)he Welcome to Britain EP is the first single by rock band Youth of Britain. Released in July 2004, it features three songs: "The Governor", "Welcome to Britain" and "Mad Man", as well as the music video for "The Governor".- The Governor :...
, Youth of Britain's 2004 EP
In computing:
- "The Governor" is an application monitoring Blizzard game's Warden client.
- A CPU frequency governor sets the CPU frequency.
In film:
- The Governor (film)The Governor (film)The Governor is a 2009 Turkish action film, directed by M. Çağatay Tosun, about the idealist governor of the Aegean city of Denizli, where a team of engineers from the Turkish Mining Exploration Institute have recently discovered reserves of uranium...
, or Vari, is a 2009 Turkish film
Places
- Governor Lake, Nova ScotiaGovernor Lake, Nova ScotiaGovernor Lake is a community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is named after a nearby lake....
See also:
- Governor Island (disambiguation)
- Governors State UniversityGovernors State UniversityGovernors State University is a public university located in University Park, Illinois. The campus is located south of Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1969, GSU is an upper-division university, offering undergraduate courses at the junior and senior levels as well as graduate level coursework at...