{
    "term": "governor",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a person who is the official head of a country or region that is governed by another country",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the former governor of the colony"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was confirmed as the provincial governor for another five-year term."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The report was written by a former governor of the province."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was appointed as acting governor until an election could be held."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They voted to recall the sitting governor."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He will take office as interim governor pending fresh elections."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Politics"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["deputy", "lieutenant", "acting"],
                "verb + governor": ["appoint", "appoint somebody (as)", "elect"],
                "phrases": ["a board of governors"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person who is chosen to be in charge of the government of a state in the US",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the governor of Arizona"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the Arizona governor"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Governor Bev Perdue"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has officially launched her campaign to become state governor."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Governor Jon Corzine of New Jersey"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["deputy", "lieutenant", "acting"],
                "verb + governor": ["appoint", "appoint somebody (as)", "elect"],
                "phrases": ["a board of governors"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a member of a group of people who are responsible for controlling an institution such as a school, a college or a hospital",
            "labels": "(especially British English)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "One way of getting things changed is to become a school governor."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the board of governors of the college"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She served as a parent governor at her children's school."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'll have to present my plan to the board of governors."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Jobs"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["deputy", "lieutenant", "acting"],
                "verb + governor": ["appoint", "appoint somebody (as)", "elect"],
                "phrases": ["a board of governors"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a person who is in charge of an institution",
            "labels": "(British English)(informal)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A copy of the report was sent to the prison governor."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is a former governor of the Bank of England."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I can't decide. I'll have to ask the governor *(= the person in charge, who employs somebody)*."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["deputy", "lieutenant", "acting"],
                "verb + governor": ["appoint", "appoint somebody (as)", "elect"],
                "phrases": ["a board of governors"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɡʌvənə(r)/",
                "audio": "go/governor/governor__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɡʌvərnər/",
                "audio": "go/governor/governor__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French governeour, from Latin gubernator, from gubernare ‘to steer, rule’, from Greek kubernan ‘to steer’."
}