governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

is an official, usually acting as the executive of a non-sovereign level of government. Governor may also refer to:

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Governor (China) In China, the governor () is the head of government of a province. There are currently 22 provincial governors under PRC control; in China's five autonomous regions, the analogous head of the provincial government is officially titled a chairman, no ...

, the head of government of a province * Governor (Japan), the highest ranking executive of a prefecture *

Governor (Russia) The highest official of the subject of the Russian Federation, also known as the holder of the highest office of subject of the Russian Federation (russian: высшее должностное лицо субъекта Российской Фед ...

, the chief executive of a federal subject of Russia *

Governor (Turkey) In Turkey, a governor ( Turkish: ''Vali'') is an official responsible for the implementation of legislation, constitutional and government decisions in individual provinces. There are 81 governors in Turkey, one for each province, appointed cerem ...

, the official responsible for government decisions in a province *

Governor (United States) In the United States, a governor serves as the chief executive and commander-in-chief in each of the fifty states and in the five permanently inhabited territories, functioning as head of government therein. As such, governors are responsible ...

, the head of state and head of government of a US state * Governor (Les Invalides, France), a French military office

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* ''The Governor'' (1939 film), a German film directed by Viktor Tourjansky * ''The Governor'' (2009 film), a 2009 Turkish film * ''The Governor'' (2016 film), a 2016 Nigerian, ''Nollywood'' film * ''The Governor'' (New Zealand TV series), a New Zealand television miniseries about Sir George Grey * ''The Governor'' (British TV series), a British television series * The Governor (''The Walking Dead''), a fictional character in ''The Walking Dead'' comic book series and television series * "Governor", a song from the 1996 album ''

4am Friday ''4am Friday'' is the third studio album by Avail. It is named after the day and time the band received news of Bob Baynor's death (of the band Maximillian Colby). The song "F.C.A." was also written about Bob. It was released in 1996 on Lookout! R ...

'' by Avail

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Governor (singer) Governor Washington, Jr., known by his stage name Gio Washington (formerly Governor), is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B and Soul (music), soul recording artist from Charles City, Virginia, Charles City, Virginia. He is perhaps best known as ...

, American recording artist Governor Washington Jr (born 1983) *

The Governor (wrestler) Shannon Claire Spruill (July 17, 1975 – September 1, 2021) was an American professional wrestling, professional wrestler, Manager (professional wrestling), wrestling manager and actress better known by her ring name Daffney. Daffney began he ...

, a ring name of American retired professional wrestler Shannon Spruill (born 1975)

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Governor (device) A governor, or speed limiter or controller, is a device used to measure and regulate the speed of a machine, such as an engine. A classic example is the centrifugal governor, also known as the Watt or fly-ball governor on a reciprocating stea ...

, a device that regulates the speed of a machine *

Governor (linguistics) A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political r ...

, a type of syntactic object that has the potential to govern another *

Smith & Wesson Governor The Smith & Wesson Governor is a snub-nosed (2.75 inch barrel) single-action/double-action revolver built on the Z-frame (a stretched N-frame) and utilizes a K-frame grip with a lightweight scandium alloy or stainless steel frame. Design Simil ...

, a snubnosed revolver that fires .45 Colt, 2.5" .410 bore ammo, and moon-clipped .45 ACP

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