What is the difference between control and governor?
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To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
* With a simple remote, he could control the toy truck.
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(countable, uncountable) Influence or authority over.
A separate group or subject in an experiment against which the results are compared where the primary variable is low or non-existent.
The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button.
Restraint or ability to contain one's movements or emotions, or self-control.
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, title= A security mechanism, policy, or procedure that can counter system attack, reduce risks, and resolve vulnerabilities; a safeguard or countermeasure.
(project management) A means of monitoring for, and triggering intervention in, activities that are not going according to plan.
A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register.
(graphical user interface) An interface element that a computer user interacts with, such as a window or a text box.
(politics) The leader of a region or state that is a member of a federation or an empire. In Rome, they were endorsed by the emperor and appointed by the Senate. In the modern United States, they are elected by the people of that state.
* 1999 , Karen O'Connor, The essentials of American government: continuity and change, p 17
A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.
A member of a decision-making for an organization or entity (including some public agencies) similar to or equivalent to a board of directors (used especially for banks); a member of the board of governors.
:: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
(informal) father.
* 1869 , Louisa May Alcott, An Old-Fashioned Girl :
(informal) Boss, employer.
(grammar) A constituent of a phrase that governs another.
(dated) One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian.
(nautical) A pilot; a steersman.
As nouns the difference between control and governor
is that control is (countable|uncountable) influence or authority over while governor is the leader of a region or state that is a member of a federation or an empire in rome, they were endorsed by the emperor and appointed by the senate in the modern united states, they are elected by the people of that state.As a verb control
is to exercise influence over, to suggest or dictate the behavior of, oversit.control
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Verb
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Derived terms
* controller * controlling * controllable * controllability *Synonyms
* * manage * * ruleAntonyms
* obey, submit (to be controlled ) * defy, rebel, resist (not to be controlled )Noun
- She had no control of her body as she tumbled downhill. She did not know up from down. It was not unlike being cartwheeled in a relentlessly crashing wave.
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Synonyms
* (GUI) widgetDerived terms
* control character * control panel * control tower * cruise control * in control * master control * mind control * out of control * proportional control * race control * self-control * under controlgovernor
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(wikipedia governor)Alternative forms
* governour, gouvernor, gouvernour, (l) (all obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- Younger voters are more libertarian in political philosophy than older voters and are credited with the success of libertarian governor Jesse Ventura of Minnesota
- The seven members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
www.federalreserve.gov(November 6, 2009)
- "Say 'father.' We never called him papa; and if one of my brothers had addressed him as 'governor ,' as boys do now, I really think he'd have him cut off with a shilling."