governor

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT/N-TITLE In some systems of government, a governor is a person who is in charge of the political administration of a state, colony, or region. 州長(zhǎng); 總督
He was governor of Iowa in the late 1970s. 他是20世紀(jì)70年代末愛荷華州的州長(zhǎng)。
2. N-COUNT A governor is a member of a committee which controls an organization such as a university or a hospital. (學(xué)校、醫(yī)院等的) 董事
Wayne Hansen was added to the board of governors at City University, Bellevue. 韋恩?漢森已被增補(bǔ)為貝爾維尤城市大學(xué)的董事會(huì)成員。
3. The governor of a prison is the person in charge of it. 監(jiān)獄長(zhǎng); 看守長(zhǎng)[英國英語]
A new governor took over the prison. 新一任獄長(zhǎng)接管了這所監(jiān)獄。

The governor exhorted the prisoners not to riot .
The governor was looking for a fall guy to take the blame for the corruption scandal .
The governor has denied making improper use of state money .
The new state governor has promised to purge the police force of corruption .
The headmistress agreed to recommend the teachers ' proposals to the school governors.