Thesaurus results for GOVERNOR

governor

noun

Definition of governor

as in administrator

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Recent Examples of governor Republican Steve Hilton is leaning on cheeky ads and voter discontent in a long-shot campaign for governor. — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 Recent polling suggests Brown is outperforming his fellow Democrat Acton, who is running for governor, by 2 percentage points. — Dorian Rhea Debussy, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 The governor’s mansion, Plantation House, was built in 1791 by the East India Company, and is famed today as the home of Jonathan, a tortoise from the Seychelles who is now aged about 194 and thought to be the oldest creature on Earth. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 11 Oct. 2026 Christine Drazan lost to Tina Kotek, the most incompetent governor in America, by three points. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for governor

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Noun

Dharmendra Kumar Mishra, Gorkha district’s chief government administrator, said more than 200 people were evacuated on Monday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Arts administrators around the country have told NPR that booking performances for performing arts centers is done years in advance.

— Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of administrator

Noun

Organizers have held discussions around allowing overseas executives to participate virtually, Reuters reported last week, and The Wall Street Journal said that some executives are already canceling meetings.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Williams, a Democrat, works as a nonprofit executive for the Tarrant Area Food Bank.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of executive

Noun

The service is also working through practical challenges, including how drones will be deployed and maintained, how pilots will manage their workload, and how commanders can trust autonomous aircraft to behave predictably in complex environments.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
The video shows Putin wearing military uniform and greeting senior Russian commanders.

— Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of commander

Noun

The extent of Israel’s cooperation with the payments was reflected in a 2020 letter from Yossi Cohen, then director of the Mossad, Israel’s intelligence agency, to Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Not surprisingly, the legislation does nothing to curb the growth of compensation and other benefits for college presidents, athletics directors, coaches and staff who continue to be in charge of the athletes under their control.

— Bruce Svare, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of director

Noun

Continue reading … ‘LETHAL ALLIANCE’ — Top US general vows to destroy 'anything and everything' backing a Russia strike.

— , FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Sir Ken McCallum, director general of MI5, explained this observation during his annual threat update at Thames House on Tuesday.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of general

Noun

New Skydance content sales chief David Decker was all smiles at the WBD stand, able to look over and see his new Paramount colleagues just along the beachfront.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Her responsibilities were to be handed to Josh Huck, the deputy chief of mission and a senior diplomat with extensive experience in the region.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of chief

Noun

Leaders say more, faster progress needed A measured summation was offered by Tony Thurmond, the outgoing state superintendent of public instruction.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
For one question, Camas School District superintendent John Anzalone chose not to answer as an administrator, but rather a father.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

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