A member of a municipal or civic body of governors, especially in certain European cities.
A member of governing board of a college or university; also a governor of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC.
One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled.
The chief executive of a regency
Exercising vicarious authority.
Ruling; governing; regnant.
A government official having different duties depending on the country; also, a magistrate, especially one of the Chief Magistrates of Geneva, Switzerland.
An agent of a corporation, or of any body of people engaged in a business enterprise; specifically, in the University of Cambridge, a member of the senate appointed to carry out specific duties.