Governor and Sovereign

Governor

Governor noun - The head of a state government.

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Sovereign and governor are semantically related in person topic. In some cases you can use "Sovereign" instead a noun "Governor", when it comes to topics like ruler, monarch.

Nearby Words: govern, governed, governing, governance, governable

Sovereign

Sovereign noun - One who rules over a people with a sole, supreme, and usually hereditary authority.

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Governor and sovereign are semantically related in ruler topic. Sometimes you can use "Governor" instead a noun "Sovereign", if it concerns topics such as monarch.

Nearby Word: sovereignty

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future	future governor	future sovereign
effective	effective governor	effective sovereign
real	real governor	real sovereign
new	new governor	new sovereign
Other adjectives: crazy, sole, military, royal, next, last, previous, aforementioned.

Both words in one sentence

In Kurland's A Study In Sorcery, the Angevin governor of New England guarantees his agents' loyalty with a magically-reinforced oath, by which they swear to be loyal servants to their sovereign and his appointed proxies.

Source: Literature / Lord Darcy
However, since Canada is a sovereign nation, the Governor General — who is the Queen's representative — carries out most royal duties in her name.

Source: Useful Notes / Canucks with Chinooks
Clive: The Queen appoints a Governor General in charge of internal security and external defence but she's still the de facto sovereign.Dr.

Source: Series / Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

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