Governor
Governor noun - The head of a state government.
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Synonyms for Governor
Heir apparent and governor are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Heir apparent" with "Governor", this terms are similar.
Heir apparent
Heir apparent noun - An heir whose right to an inheritance cannot be defeated if that person outlives the ancestor.
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Synonyms for Heir apparent
Governor and heir apparent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Governor" instead a noun phrase "Heir apparent".
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- In Terry Pratchett's Nation, a flu epidemic has ravaged Britain to the extent that Daphne's father, a man previously 157th in line to the throne, is now heir apparent due to the fact he was sequestered away as governor of a remote Pacific island colony.
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