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GUV-uh-n-uh/ˈɡʌvənə/

A governor helps run a school, prison, hospital trust, or bank: school governors; the prison governor; a Bank of England governor. Government is the wider system, not the same word. Head teacher runs the school day to day; governors oversee. Do not call an MP a governor. UK schools: the governing body.

Meaning

A person who helps run a school, prison, or bank; also the head of some regions.

Examples

• “School governors voted on the uniform policy after the consultation.”
• “The prison governor resigned after the inspection, which is the institutional sense.”

Good to know

school / prison / bank governor; governing body. Not an MP. Related: government (different word). School: governors oversee; head teacher runs.

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