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governor
governor chief executive of a dependent or component unit in a political system. In the United States, a governor is the chief executive of each state and is elected by the people of the state. In the British, French, and Dutch empires a governor was traditionally appointed to rule over each of the... Read more
Governors Island
Governors Island 173 acres (70 hectares), in Upper New York Bay, S of Manhattan island, SE N.Y. Bought from the Native Americans by the Dutch in 1637, it was the site of an early New Netherlands settlement. The island received its name in 1698 (officially 1784), when the British set it aside as t... Read more
Apollonius
Apollonius , in the books of the Maccabees. 1 Governor of Coele-Syria and Phoenicia for Seleucus IV. He oppressed the Jews and was killed by Judas Maccabaeus. 2 Governor of Coele-Syria under Alexander Balas. ... Read more
Thomas Dudley
Thomas Dudley 1576-1653, colonial governor of Massachusetts, b. England. As a young man he served as a clerk and later as steward to the earl of Lincoln. In 1630 he emigrated to America as deputy governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony and spent the remainder of his life in one public office or an... Read more
proconsul
proconsul A Roman provincial governor, such as Sergius Paulus (Acts 13: 7) and Gallio (Acts 18: 12), appointed for one year by the senate.... Read more
John Haynes
John Haynes c.1594-1654, colonial governor of Massachusetts and then of Connecticut. He emigrated (1633) from England to Massachusetts and as governor (1635) banished Roger Williams, an act he later regretted. Haynes moved (1637) to Hartford, Conn., and became (1639) the first governor of Connectic... Read more
Josiah Winslow
Josiah Winslow c.1629-1680, American governor of Plymouth Colony, b. Plymouth, Mass.; son of Edward Winslow. Educated at Harvard, he was an assistant of the Plymouth Colony (1657-73) and then governor (1673-80), the first native-born governor of any American colony. Winslow also served (1658-72) as... Read more
William Tryon
William Tryon 1729-88, English colonial governor in North America. After a distinguished army career he was appointed (1764) lieutenant governor of North Carolina and succeeded (1765) Arthur Dobbs as governor. Tryon was an able administrator but became unpopular with the colonists because of his ri... Read more
Francis Nicholson
Francis Nicholson 1655-1728, British colonial administrator in North America. Lieutenant governor under Sir Edmund Andros , he fled (1689) to England during the revolt in New York led by Jacob Leisler . He returned (1690) to America as lieutenant governor of Virginia and was later governor of Mar... Read more
Lord William Cavendish Bentinck
Lord William Cavendish Bentinck , 1774-1839, British administrator in India. He served in the Napoleonic Wars and was (1803-7) governor of Madras. He was appointed governor-general of Bengal in 1827, assuming the title governor-general of India in 1833. Bentinck was strongly influenced by British ut... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Governors"

governor‐general
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History governor‐general, representative of...T. M. Healy . Although in theory the governor‐general had a position equivalent...circumscribed. Under the 1922 constitution , the governor‐general summoned, prorogued...
National Governors Association
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Education NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION The National Governors Association (NGA) is powerful, bipartisan public policy...nation's state governments and provides a forum by which governors and their staffs can examine policy, share problems, and...
governor
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition governor automatic device used to regulate and...functioning of an engine or other machine. A governor may be an electric, hydraulic, or mechanical...mechanical components. The constant-speed governor serves to keep the speed of an engine...
Governors Island
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Governors Island 173 acres (70 hectares), in...British set it aside as the colonial governors' residence. Historic landmarks include...1811), a Civil War military prison. Governors Island served as a U.S. military base...
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...fame in the 1920s when she was elected governor of Wyoming, becoming the first woman...husband, William Bradford Ross, the governor of Wyoming, in 1924, Ross was elected...becoming the first woman to serve as a governor in the United States upon her inauguration...
Edward John Eyre
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...and the attempts of friends and the governor of South Australia to dissuade him from...and in 1846 was appointed lieutenant governor of New Zealand, where he served under and clashed with the governor, Sir George Grey. In 1853 Eyre returned...
Jacob Leisler
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...colonial political leader, became de facto governor of the New York colony after leading...aligned themselves against Edmund Andros, governor of the Dominion of New England, who...received the appointment, promising the governor's council to follow the Dutch Church...
SIC 9111 Executive Offices
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries ...his or her responsibilities, the governor enjoys the power to summon special...the executive powers afforded most governors may seem extensive, their authority...no limit on the number of terms a governor may serve. They may be forcibly...
Pete Wilson
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...problems. In his first year as governor, Wilson outraged the right...tax hikes by a Republican governor are viewed as nothing less...faced by earlier Republican governors of California, however...billion, a rude welcome to the governor's mansion for Pete Wilson...
Winthrop, John
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature ...Massachusetts Bay Company. Selected as governor, he sailed on the Arbella (1630), after...For nine of his remaining 19 years he was governor, and during the other ten deputy‐governor. Since the charter of the company had...

Dictionary entries related to "Governors"

Governors
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History GOVERNORS GOVERNORS. The term "governors" describes the chief...states of the Union. The governor's role has evolved...Nevertheless, the office of governor remained comparatively...weakness of American governors can be traced to the...
lieutenant governor
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...executive officer of a state who is next in rank to a governor and who takes the governor's place in case of disability or death...officer of a Canadian province, appointed by the governor general. DERIVATIVES: lieu·ten...
governor
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...colony or in a Commonwealth state that regards the monarch as head of state. 2. Brit. the head of a public institution: the governor of the Bank of England. ∎  a member of a governing body. 3. Brit., inf. the person in authority...
Royal Colonies
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...the colonies, the governor — who...Some of the royal governors who worked at the...wrested from the governor the power to initiate...appropriation, most royal governors depended upon the...1767 made colonial governors, councils, and...approved by both the governor and the ...
Martial Law
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...command for local militia, with governors seeking to maintain control...interference. In 1877, the governors lost the struggle when the...against the will of state governors, most notably at Little Rock...martial law. In 1935, the governor of arizona tried unsuccessfully...
Assemblies, Colonial
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...in joint sessions with the governor and the council, later becoming...simply at the behest of the governor and his council, but in the...threats to local autonomy from governors and royal appointees, reversing...executive officers, including the governor's salary. The first colonial...
Colonial Assemblies
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...legislation, and under Governor John Harvey asserted...control taxation. After Governor Sir William Berkeley...proprietors or royal governors. Upon coming into possession...and later the royal governors) of Carolina had to...Massachusetts Bay, Governor John Winthrop and his...
Mayflower Compact
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...not in regular session, the governor dominated Plymouth's politics...June session, at which the governor and his assistants were chosen...stole the initiative from the governors. While the governor remained a powerful figure...
Bacon's Rebellion
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...young planter, against the aged royal governor, Sir William Berkeley. The revolt has...the allegedly oppressive rule of the governor. Bacon's Rebellion, so the argument...tribes, refused. Bacon ignored the governor's restriction and in May 1676 led volunteers...
New York Colony
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...personal freedoms through the governor's authority. The governors sought advice and assistance...most of its existence. The governor's corruption and antagonism...maladministration on the part of Governor William Cosby. Cosby ordered...

Thesaurus entries related to "Governors"

governor
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus governor • noun  the governor of the island has issued a weather alert synonyms : leader, ruler, chief, head; historical intendant; premier, president, viceroy, chancellor; administrator, principal, director, chairperson...
and
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...mounted serious challenges for senator and governor in almost two dozen states this year...phrase should be “senator or governor”; as written, the sentence...candidates were running for both senator and governor—an idea belied by the context...
chief
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...head, principal, chief executive, chief executive officer; CEO, president, chair, chairman, chairwoman, chairperson, governor, director, manager; employer, proprietor; informal big cheese, big shot, bigwig, skipper, numero uno, honcho, head...
acting
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...dramaturgy, stagecraft, theatricals; informal treading the boards. • adjective  the bank's acting governor synonyms : temporary, interim, caretaker, pro tem, pro tempore, provisional, stopgap; deputy, stand-in, fill-in...
dean
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...department head, college head, provost, university official; chief, director, principal, president, chancellor, governor.   2. the dean of Russian literature synonyms : doyen/doyenne, elder statesman, grande dame, grand old man...
supervisor
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus supervisor • noun  the supervisor of sector B synonyms : manager, director, overseer, controller, superintendent, governor, chief, head; steward, foreman; informal boss.
viceroy
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus viceroy • noun  his grandfather served as viceroy during the island's last few years of colonial rule synonyms : governor, deputy, representative, proconsul; regent, steward.
supplicate
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus supplicate • verb  he supplicated the governor for leniency synonyms : entreat, beg, plead with, implore, petition, appeal to, call on, urge, enjoin, importune, sue, ask, request; literary beseech.
amnesty
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus amnesty • noun  the governor has granted amnesty to seven of the prisoners synonyms : pardon, pardoning, reprieve; grace; release, discharge.
ruler
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...monarch, potentate, king, queen, emperor, empress, prince, princess; crowned head, head of state, president, premier, governor; overlord, chief, chieftain, lord; dictator, autocrat. See table. antonym: subject. Rulers aga Caesar caliph emir...

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Governor roams in search of votes Visits outside Capitol top 80 in 7 weeks
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Transcript from: Washington Transcript Service; 2/26/2001; 700+ words ; ...Parris Glendening, governor of Maryland and chairman of the National Governors Association. John Engler...here as well. John, governor of Michigan and vice...of relationship that Governor Glendening and I certainly...sought as leaders of the Governors Association. And our...
GOVERNOR'S YEARLY PAY TO REMAIN AT $70,000
Newspaper article from: Portland Press Herald (Maine); 3/27/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...wealthy will be able to run for governor? King asked. I think that...the full Legislature. The governor's salary has been pegged...Arkansas and Nebraska pay their governors less than Maine, according...would have given the next governor cumulative cost-of-living...
Should governor and lieutenant run together?
Newspaper article from: Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK); 11/12/2006; 700+ words ; ...the role of Oklahoma's lieutenant governor thinks a governor and lieutenant...Oklahoma. Although he was lieutenant governor under three Democrat governors, Nigh was an advocate for having the governor and lieutenant governor run as a...
Governors play pivotal role in state legislatures
Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Tribune, The; 3/7/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...The position of governor predates the United...to the time when governors from the 13 original...be vested in the Governor, who shall take...faithfully executed." Governors are elected directly...Superdome. Most governors reside in their...White House, the governor's mansion ...
THE GOVERNOR'S RIGHT-HAND MAN.(Main)(Editorial)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 2/3/1988; 700+ words ; ...the state constitution, the lieutenant governor doesn't have much to do. He presides...state Senate and stands by in case the governor should die or leave office. What a lieutenant governor does beyond his constitutional duties depends...
Governor Douglas and Governor Baldacci Elected to Lead New England Governors' Conference in 2007.
PR Newswire; 1/26/2007; 576 words ; ...USNewswire/ -- Governor Jim Douglas of Vermont...of the New England Governors' Conference (NEGC) for 2007. Governor John Baldacci of...2004. He succeeds Governor Donald Carcieri of Rhode Island. The governors' next meeting will...