Governors - English meaning

noun

A person responsible for carrying out the administration of a business or organization.

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Hospital administrators

noun

Someone whose job is to manage a business or business activity

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A new administrator has taken over at the park, and more stringent business practices are in place.…

noun

A separate seat for one person, typically with a back and four legs.

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Cafe tables and chairs face a bench seat below a lowered ceiling that curves for an atmospheric eff…

verb

Act as chairperson of or preside over (an organization, meeting, or public event).

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The debate was chaired by the archbishop of york

noun

A movable seat that has a part for your back to rest against, usually four legs, and sometimes two side parts for your arms

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Would you chair tomorrow’s meeting?

noun

A person chosen to preside over a meeting.

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The chairman of the conference

noun

A person in charge of a meeting, organization, or department; a chairperson

noun

A person, especially a man, who is in charge of a meeting

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The chairman called the meeting to order., appoint sb (as) chairman he was appointed chairman of th…

noun

A chairman or chairwoman (used as a neutral alternative).

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Lord mayors and council chairpersons from all over ireland met in the seven oaks hotel recently for…

noun

A woman chosen to preside over a meeting.

noun

A woman in charge of a meeting, organization, or department; a chairperson

noun

A woman who is in charge of a meeting, committee, or organization

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The chairwoman of the state board of education urged lawmakers not to cut public school funding.

noun

A senior state or legal official.

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The lord chancellor and the judges will consider the application

noun

A person in a position of the highest or high rank, esp. in a government or university

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Helmut kohl became the first chancellor of a united germany in 1990.

noun

→  chancellor of the exchequer

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With news of profit losses across the nation, the chancellor is expected to cut interest rates., sh…

noun

A leader or ruler of a people or clan.

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The chief of the village

adjective

Most important.

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The chief reason for the spending cuts

adjective

Most important

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Their chief objection to the appointment was that she had no judicial experience., the chief econom…

noun

A person appointed to a role on or by a commission.

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The traffic commissioner's office, once located in talbot road, old trafford, was moved to yorkshir…

noun

An official in charge of a government department or other organization

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The police commissioner

noun

An official in charge of a government department or other organization

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The eu's budget commissioner said the behaviour of member states had to change., a police commissio…

noun

A person or thing that directs or regulates something.

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The controller of bbc television programmes

noun

A person who is in charge of an activity, department, or organization.

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The sales director

noun

A person in charge of an organization or of a particular part of a company’s business

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A marketing director

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One of the managers who control a company or an organization

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He became director of the new royal lyceum theatre company, serve as/act as a director she is retir…

noun

The upper part of the human body, or the front or upper part of the body of an animal, typically separated from the rest of the body by a neck, and containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs.

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Whatever comes into my head

adjective

Chief; principal.

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The head waiter

verb

Be in the leading position on.

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The st george's day procession was headed by the mayor

noun

The person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country.

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The leader of a protest group

noun

A person who manages or controls other people, esp. because of his or her ability or position

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A business/financial/political leader, her company is a leader in the women’s clothing industry.

noun

A company, product, etc. that has higher sales than its competitors

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The brand is market leader in france, where it has a 49% market share., union leaders said they exp…

abbreviation

Mare.

determiner

Short for my (representing the pronunciation used by lawyers in court to refer to or address the judge or a fellow barrister on the same side).

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M'learned friend

prefix

Denoting commercial activity conducted electronically by means of mobile phones.

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M-commerce

noun

A person responsible for controlling or administering an organization or group of staff.

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The manager of a bar

noun

Someone whose job is to control or organize someone or something, esp. a business

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The manager of a supermarket, he is manager of the new york city ballet., managerial skills

noun

The person who is responsible for managing a company, store, etc., or a department of a company, etc.

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Effective/good/bad manager a sign of a good manager is knowing how to delegate., top/senior manager…

adjective

First in importance, order, or position; leading.

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Germany's premier rock band

noun

A prime minister or other head of government.

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The premier told the president that failure to co-operate with the hague would have disastrous cons…

adjective

Best or most important

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He was widely regarded as one of the world’s premier authorities on heart disease., the premier of …

noun

The elected head of a republic

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The irish president

adjective

First in order of importance; main.

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The country's principal cities

noun

The most important or senior person in an organization or group.

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A design consultancy whose principal is based in san francisco

adjective

First in order of importance

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Iraq’s principal export is oil.

noun

A person exercising government or dominion.

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Luanda on the angola coast was a portuguese town from which they tried to exercise control over afr…

noun

A narrow, flat object with straight edges you can use to draw straight lines and having marks you can use to measure things

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A military ruler

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A person who manages or superintends an organization or activity.

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The southern area superintendent

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A person who is in charge of work done and who manages the employees in a particular office, department, or area

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She was appointed superintendent of schools in tacoma, washington., ask the superintendent to check…

noun

In the us, someone in charge of a government department or official activity or process, who makes sure that rules and laws are obeyed

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Superintendent of sth she is currently serving as superintendent of the kansas city school district…

noun

A person who supervises a person or an activity.

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Here's what's surprising to me: 27 percent had come to the attention of supervisors for suspicious …

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A person who is in charge of a group of people or an area of work and who makes sure that the work is done correctly and according to the rules

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All managers and supervisors should be familiar with policy and procedures relating to equal employ…

noun

A ruler exercising authority in a colony on behalf of a sovereign.

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Having installed various indian statesmen, religious figures and public benefactors in place of sun…

noun

Someone who represents a king or queen and rules for him or her in another country

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The viceroy of india