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Umpire vs Governor - What's the difference?

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In lang=en terms the difference between umpire and governor

is that umpire is a person who arbitrates between contending parties while governor is one who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian.

As nouns the difference between umpire and governor

is that umpire is the official who presides over a tennis game sat on a high chair 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 umpire

is to act as an umpire in a game.

umpire

English

(wikipedia umpire)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (tennis) The official who presides over a tennis game sat on a high chair.
  • (cricket) One of the two white-coated officials who preside over a cricket match.
  • (baseball) One of usually 4 officials who preside over a baseball game.
  • The umpire called the pitch a strike.
  • (American football) The official who stands behind the line on the defensive side.
  • The umpire must keep on his toes as the play often occurs around him.
  • (Australian rules football) A match official on the ground deciding and enforcing the rules during play. As of 2007 the Australian Football League uses 3, or in the past 2 or just 1. The other officials, the goal umpires and boundary umpires, are normally not called just umpires alone.
  • (legal) A person who arbitrates between contending parties
  • Usage notes

    * In general, a referee moves around with the game, while an umpire stays (approximately) in one place.

    Verb

    (umpir)
  • (sports) To act as an umpire in a game.
  • To decide as an umpire; to arbitrate; to settle (a dispute, etc.).
  • * South
  • Judges appointed to umpire the matter in contest between them, and to decide where the right lies.

    Synonyms

    * referee

    governor

    Alternative forms

    * governour, gouvernor, gouvernour, (l) (all obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (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
  • Younger voters are more libertarian in political philosophy than older voters and are credited with the success of libertarian governor Jesse Ventura of Minnesota
  • 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.
  • The seven members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
  • :: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, www.federalreserve.gov (November 6, 2009)
  • (informal) father.
  • * 1869 , Louisa May Alcott, An Old-Fashioned Girl :
  • "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."
  • (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.
  • Derived terms

    * centrifugal governor * gov / * guv * guv'nor * gov'nor

    Descendants