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governor  (governors plural )
1  n-count; n-title In some systems of government, a governor is a person who is in charge of the political administration of a region or state. 
He was governor of the province in the late 1970s...  
2  n-count A governor is a member of a committee which controls an organization such as a school or a hospital. 
Governors are using the increased powers given to them to act against incompetent headteachers.  
3  n-count In some British institutions, the governor is the most senior official, who is in charge of the institution. 
The incident was reported to the prison governor.  

Governor-General   (Governors-General plural )A Governor-General is a person who is sent to a former British colony as the chief representative of Britain. 
 (BRIT)  n-count 
...the former Governor-General of New Zealand.  
lieutenant governor   (lieutenant governors plural )
1  n-count A lieutenant governor is an elected official who acts as the deputy of a state governor in the United States. 
 (AM) 
2  n-count A lieutenant governor is an official elected by the Canadian government to act as a representative of the British king or queen in a province of Canada.