director vs governor

director

noun
  • A member of a board of directors. 

  • A device that displays graphical information concerning the targets of a weapons system in real time. 

  • A counselor, confessor, or spiritual guide. 

  • The common axis of symmetry of the molecules of a liquid crystal. 

  • That which directs or orientates something. 

  • One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director). 

governor

noun
  • A member of a decision-making for an organization or entity (including some public agencies) similar to or equivalent to a board of directors (used especially for banks); a member of the board of governors. 

  • A constituent of a phrase that governs another. 

  • A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback. 

  • A pilot; a steersman. 

  • Father. 

  • Boss; employer; gaffer. 

  • The chief executive officer of a first-level division of a country. 

How often have the words director and governor occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )