Governor vs Father - What's the difference?
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(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.
A (generally human) male who begets a child.
* Bible, Proverbs x. 1
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A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor; especially, a first ancestor.
* Bible, 1 Kings ii. 10
* Bible, Rom. iv. 16
* Shakespeare
A person who plays the role of a father in some way.
* Bible, Job xxix. 16
* Bible, Genesis xiv. 8
The founder of a discipline or science.
A senator of Ancient Rome.
To be a father to; to sire.
* 1592 , v 4
(figuratively) To give rise to.
* 1610 — ii 2
To act as a father; to support and nurture.
* 1610 — iv 2
To provide with a father.
* Shakespeare
To adopt as one's own.
* Jonathan Swift
As a noun governor
is (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.As a proper noun father is
(christianity) god, the father of creation.governor
English
(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."
Derived terms
* centrifugal governor * gov / * guv * guv'nor * gov'norDescendants
father
English
Noun
(en noun)- A wise son maketh a glad father .
- David slept with his fathers .
- Abraham, who is the father of us all
- Bless you, good father friar!
- I was a father to the poor.
- He hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house.
Synonyms
* (parent) See alsoAntonyms
* (with regards to gender) mother * (with regards to ancestry) son, daughter, childHypernyms
* (a male parent) parentDerived terms
* Father Christmas * Father of Lies * Father Time * Father's Day * fatherhood * father-in-law * fatherland * fatherless * fatherliness * fatherly * forefather * godfather * God the Father * grandfather * great-grandfather * Heavenly Father * how's your father * * stepfatherVerb
(en verb)- Well, go to; we'll have no bastards live; Especially since Charles must father it.
- Cowards father cowards and base things sire base.
- Ay, good youth! And rather father thee than master thee.
- Think you I am no stronger than my sex, / Being so fathered and so husbanded?
- Men of wit / Often fathered what he writ.
