Thesaurus results for GOVERNOR

governor

noun

Definition of governor

as in administrator

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Recent Examples of governor Independent groups spent millions more backing unsuccessful Republican candidates for governor Chris Carr and Brad Raffensperger, with interests ranging from Planned Parenthood to Georgia Realtors rounding out the top spenders. — David Wickert, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Andrey Vorobyov, the governor of the Moscow Region, said that at least three people were injured -- among them a 10-year-old girl -- amid the drone attacks, two in the southeastern suburbs of the city and one to the northeast of the city center. — David Brennan, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 The report noted that as a result of the sale Jeanie Buss would lose her role as the team governor under NBA rules requiring owners/governors to own at least 15% of a team. — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Jeanie Buss might not be done as the Los Angeles Lakers’ team governor. — Sam Amick, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for governor

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Noun

She was succeeded by Peevy, who previously worked as an athletics administrator at Kentucky and a media relations director for the Southeastern Conference.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
The bets were small, committed to memory to avoid scrutiny from teachers and administrators, with pots of around $20 settled at the end of the week.

— Ben Paviour August 17, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of administrator

Noun

Israel said its strikes in southern Lebanon, which killed at least 11 people, targeted two Hezbollah commanders.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former rebel commander who has served as Syria’s President since 2025, has been outward looking since taking power.

— Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of commander

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And officials who reach the rank of director-general and above generally have to live with permanent limits on their freedom to travel abroad, even after retirement.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
At the recommendation of assistant director of player personnel Jason Stein, the Mets signed Yan to a two-year minor-league deal, an unusual contract for a healthy pitcher.

— Will Sammon, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of director

Noun

But the public should also understand what happens when institutions reduce job security while continuing to pay way less than competing employers.

— Francisco Ruiz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
The employers’ association Gesamtmetall reported in December 2025 that Germany’s metal and electrical engineering industry, the country’s largest, was shedding nearly 10,000 jobs a month.

— Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of employer

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The video, released by Ukraine’s prosecutor general, clearly shows a person in a black bucket hat, a lose dark jumper and a large white tote bag, walking up the street and placing a black backpack on the doorstep of Yermolaiev’s home.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Ecuador’s government shared that Michele Sensi-Contugi, director-general of the Ecuadorian Strategic Intelligence Center, and his wife, Stephany Hollihan, were among the dead passengers.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of general

Noun

Bulldozers and excavators in Texas’ Big Bend National Park are at a standstill as the chief of US Customs and Border Protection visits to assess how the agency should move forward with plans for new border security measures.

— Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
The team was in the midst of a fourth consecutive losing season when Jeanie removed Jim, general manager Mitch Kupchak and longtime public relations chief John Black in February 2017.

— Law Murray, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of chief

Noun

Ramon Miramontes, superintendent of the Cabrillo Unified School District, said in a statement Friday that Farnsworth was placed on leave after police informed the district of the investigation on Wednesday.

— Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026
Among the building’s new amenities, according to Ann Williams, the district’s deputy superintendent for operations and chief school business official, is the space where most of the Thursday gathering took place.

— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

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