Governor (disambiguation)

A Governor is an official, usually acting as the executive of a non-sovereign level of government.

Governor may also refer to:

• Governor (United States), the head of state and head of government of a U.S. state.
• Governor (device), a device that regulates the speed of a machine
  • Centrifugal governor, a type of governor that regulates fuel intake to an engine
• School governor, a voluntary role in state schools of England, Wales and Northern Ireland
• BBC Governor, a member of the former Board of Governors of the BBC (1927-2007)
• Governor of the Bank of England
• Ring name of TNA wrestler Shannon Spruill
• Governor (Chuck), a device used in the TV series Chuck
• The Governor (TV series), New Zealand television miniseries about Sir George Grey

In music:

• Governor (singer), US R&B artist on the G-Unit Records label
• "Governor", a song from 4am Friday, Avail's 1996 album
• "The Governor", a song from Welcome to Britain, Youth of Britain's 2004 EP

In computing:

• "The Governor" is an application monitoring Blizzard game's Warden client.
• A CPU frequency governor sets the CPU frequency.

In film:

• The Governor (film), or Vari, is a 2009 Turkish film

Places

• Governor Lake, Nova Scotia

See also:

• Governor Island (disambiguation)
• Governors State University