(British colloquial) a person
having authority, especially one's
employer or father. Governor is often used in this sense as a
term of
address, as in "Good morning, governor."
(British
slang)
mister;
sir. Used when addressing one's
employer, father, etc.
the
elected head of any
state in the United
States.
the
elected head of any
state in the United
States.
Ron's
Journal 67 Approved April 1991
a sort of a speed-
control mechanism. An
individual speeds himself up or slows himself down in
order to
meet various situations in
life. (
Chapter 5, #38)
(British
slang)
mister;
sir. Used when addressing one's
employer, father, etc. Well, it's always irritated him, the
fact that he has had to say, "Good morning, governor," or something, when the
manager came in, you see?