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a job that's part referee, part janitor, part lightning rod for everyone's worst week
means A person who governs a region, state, or institution, holding the top executive authority over its administration.
from From Latin gubernator, 'a steersman' — literally the one at the ship's tiller. The Greek root kybernan, 'to steer,' is the same source that later gave us 'cybernetics.' The word sailed through Old French governeor before docking in English, carrying the old metaphor with it: to govern was always to steer a vessel through weather you didn't choose.
- origin
- From Greek kybernan, meaning to steer a ship
- pardon power
- Can erase prison sentences with a signature
- machine root
- Engine governors limit speed by capping fuel
- head start
- Many U.S. presidents were governors first
- island oddity
- Some governors represent kings they've never met
gavin newsom — governor of california since 2019, overseeing the most populous u.s. state
ron desantis — governor of florida since 2019, second most populous u.s. state
kathy hochul — governor of new york since 2021, major political figure in northeastern u.s.