governor

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in Vietnamese Thống đốc (của bang)

BrE /ˈɡʌvənə(r)/ AmE /ˈɡɑːvərˌneɪr/

noun en → vi

1 GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL [singular] B1

Thống đốc (của bang)

a person who is in charge of a state or region within a country, especially the USA

  • the governor of somewhere

Collocations governor of California · governor of Texas

  • The governor of California is Jerry Brown.

    Thống đốc bang California là Jerry Brown.

2 GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL [singular] B2

Thống đốc (của thuộc địa)

a person who is in charge of a country or area that is controlled by another country, especially before it becomes independent

  • the governor of somewhere

Collocations governor of a colony · governor of an occupied territory

  • The British governor of Hong Kong was Chris Patten.

    Thống đốc Anh ở Hong Kong là Chris Patten.

3 GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL [singular] C1

Giám đốc điều hành (của công ty)

a person who is in charge of a large organization, such as a bank or company

  • the governor of something

Collocations governor of a bank · governor of a company

  • The governor of the Bank of England is Mark Carney.

    Giám đốc điều hành Ngân hàng Anh là Mark Carney.

4 GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL [singular] C1

Người điều khiển (của máy móc)

a person who controls or directs something, especially a machine or system

  • the governor of something

Collocations governor of a steam engine · governor of an electrical system

  • The governor of the steam engine regulates its speed.

    Người điều khiển máy hơi nước kiểm soát tốc độ của nó.