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Governor vs Wali - What's the difference?

governor | wali |

As nouns the difference between governor and wali

is that 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 while wali is a provincial governor in certain islamic countries.

governor

English

(wikipedia 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

    Related terms

    * govern * government * governor-general, governor general, Governor-General, Governor General * gubernatorial

    Descendants

    wali

    English

    Alternative forms

    * * (l) (via Turkish)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A provincial governor in certain Islamic countries.
  • *1974 , (Lawrence Durrell), Monsieur , Faber & Faber 1992, page 130:
  • *:You see the shrine was founded in memory of a great Wali , seer, holy man – but apparently a Mohammedan.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=November 2, author=Jane Perlez, title=Militants Draw New Front Line Inside Pakistan, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=For much of the last century, the mountainous region of Swat was ruled as a princely kingdom where a benign autocrat, the wali , bestowed schools for girls, health care for everyone and the chance to get a degree abroad for the talented. }}