Governor (disambiguation)
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A governor is an official, usually acting as the executive of a non-sovereign level of government.
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Governor or The Governor may also refer to:
In leadership [edit]
- Governor (United States), the head of state and head of government of a U.S. state
- School governor, a voluntary role in state schools of England, Wales and Northern Ireland
- BBC Governor, a member of the former Board of Governors of the BBC
- Governor of the Bank of England, the most senior position in the Bank of England
In arts, entertainment, and media [edit]
In film and literature [edit]
In film and literature:
- Governor (Chuck), a device used in the TV series Chuck (TV series)
- The Governor (film) or Vali, a 2009 Turkish film
- The Governor (The Walking Dead), a fictional antagonist named Phillip Blake in The Walking Dead comic book series and television show
- The Governor (TV series), a New Zealand television miniseries about Sir George Grey
In music [edit]
- Governor (singer), US R&B artist on the G-Unit Records label
- "Governor", a song from 4am Friday, Avail's 1996 album
- "The Governor", a song from Welcome to Britain, Youth of Britain's 2004 EP
In geography [edit]
- Governor Lake, Nova Scotia, a community of in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia
In technology [edit]
- Governor (device), a device that regulates the speed of a machine
- Centrifugal governor, a type of governor that regulates fuel intake to an engine
- The Governor, an application monitoring Blizzard game's Warden client
In other uses [edit]
- "The Governor", a ring name of wrestler Daffney (Shannon Spruill)
See also [edit]
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