governors

noun

plural of governor
as in administrators

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Recent Examples of governors To stagger the terms, governors in those three branches were elected this year to one-, two- or three-year terms, with the process reverting to the standard one-governor-per-branch, three-year cycle in 2027. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 June 2026 Although other Democratic governors and public health leaders have openly criticized the federal government, few have been as outspoken as Newsom, who is considering a run for president in 2028 and is in his second and final term as governor. — Angela Hart, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026 And Texas governors do not have a cabinet in the traditional sense, so agencies such as the Agriculture Department, the Comptroller's Office and the Attorney General's Office are run by people elected by voters and not necessarily by whomever the governor might prefer. — John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 15 Feb. 2026 That has been the tradition of Jersey governors going back decades, with the New York governor picking the executive director (as Hochul has selected Kathryn Garcia, who was our first choice for NYC mayor in 2021 and if the voters had heeded us, would be starting her second term in City Hall). — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026 A number of candidates have reportedly been named as possible successors to Powell, including Fed governors Bowman, Waller and Philip Jefferson, White House economist Kevin Hassett and former Fed governor Kevin Warsh. — Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025 Despite the poor fiscal policy scores for the governors, Edwards expressed confidence that a governor would be better than someone already ensconced in Washington. — Taylor Millard, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for governors
  1. administrators
  2. directors
  3. generals
  4. executives
  5. commanders
  6. employers
  7. leaders
  8. chiefs
Noun
  • Superintendents, charter school leaders, private school administrators, college presidents, business executives, and workforce leaders must be willing to see one another differently.
    — Gennaro Piraino, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • The change has coincided with more distrust of the page’s administrators who are tasked with maintaining a productive and civil dialogue on the site.
    — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of administrators
Noun
  • Even during the match, cameramen and directors were obsessed with seeking out celebrities.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • As the industry exits an era of cinematic universes, when mega-producers like Kevin Feige ruled the land, directors seem to matter again.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 21 July 2026
Definition of directors
Noun
  • Would an army with excellent captains and mediocre generals be better than one with a brilliant general and crummy captains?
    — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2026
Definition of generals
Noun
  • No two competing baseball executives live so close to each other, or are able to meet up and share war stories about their owners, players or the local media.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Over the past decade, network executives have overhauled the program time and again, asking viewers to make connections with anchors including Scott Pelley, Norah O’Donnell and Jeff Glor, only to revise plans every few years.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of executives
Noun
  • Seeing no evil are legions of crooked operators — customs inspectors, tax agents, military commanders, among other enablers.
    — Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Whenever negotiations resume, Iran's opaque power structure — spanning the Supreme Leader, the Revolutionary Guards, civilian government, commanders and other groups — will shape not only what is agreed, but whether any deal can be enforced.
    — Emma Graham, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of commanders
Noun
  • This news shouldn’t stop employers from collecting this data.
    — Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Businesses that will be there include major Dallas-Fort Worth area employers such as Bell Textron, Lockheed Martin, John Peter Smith Health Network, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, AT&T and Kroger.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
Definition of employers
Noun
  • City leaders say the buildings are safe and that data submitted to Florida regulators were miscategorized.
    — David Smiley, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • And everywhere there are photographs — of governors and lawmakers, local leaders and beloved relatives.
    — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of leaders
Noun
  • His bet is that the same technology unnerving finance chiefs, artificial intelligence, is what finally drags that sector into the modern era.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Two other women — Rachel Whipple and Cheryl Rose — previously served as interim police chiefs.
    — Laura Bauer July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Definition of chiefs

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