Governor
Governor noun - The head of a state government.
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Synonyms for Governor
Head is a synonym for governor in leader topic. In some cases you can use "Head" instead a noun "Governor", when it comes to topics like director, supervisor, administrator, person administrating government.
Head
Head noun - The person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do.
Usage example: as head of the planning committee, he had the responsibility of appointing someone to look into the parking situation
Governor is a synonym for head in leader topic. You can use "Governor" instead a noun "Head", if it concerns topics such as director, supervisor.
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- Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain is given a two-year sabbatical in hopes that he'll go to Europe and get the war out of his head—instead he goes to the governor of Maine and gets a commission as lieutenant-colonel of the 20th Maine.
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Misplaced Retribution: Daffney attacked Taylor Wilde for the Beautiful People sticking her head in a paper bag in retaliation for her "governor" prank.
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And then there was the time she got her head stuck in a banister at the governor's mansion.
Source: Series / Designing Women
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