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title: governor — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «governor» in the school dictionary: A governor is a person who is chosen or elected to be in charge of a region, such as a state of the USA or an Australian state. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# governor

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**Who acts:** governor, school governor, that, governor general, Guv'nor, mum · **What happens:** be, choose, elect, help, run, represent · **To what, where:** person, charge, volunteer, board, school, head

<!-- .vabout -->
«governor» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [governor in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/governor.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A governor is a person who is chosen or elected to be in charge of a region, such as a state of the USA or an Australian state.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:governor:m1:1
# text = A governor is a person who is chosen or elected to be in charge of a region, such as a state of the USA or an Australian state.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	governor	governor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	chosen	choose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	elected	elect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	cop	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	charge	charge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	xcomp	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	region	region	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	22	case	_	_
20	as	as	ADP	IN	_	19	fixed	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	appos	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	_
26	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
27	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
28	Australian	Australian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
29	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a governor | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **choose** | present · passive |  | a person |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **elect** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | charge |  | of a region or a Australian state | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: UK — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A school governor is a volunteer on the board that helps run a school.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:governor:m2:1
# text = A school governor is a volunteer on the board that helps run a school.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	governor	governor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	volunteer	volunteer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	board	board	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
12	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a school governor | a volunteer |  | the board |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **help** | present | that |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **run** | infinitive | that *not said here* | a school |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme school=Trajectory |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: UK — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The governor of a prison or a bank is its head.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:governor:m3:1
# text = The governor of a prison or a bank is its head.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	governor	governor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	prison	prison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the governor of a prison or a bank | governor's head |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A governor-general represents the king or queen in countries like Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:governor:m4:1
# text = A governor-general represents the king or queen in countries like Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	governor	governor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	general	general	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	represents	represent	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	flat	_	_
18	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **represent** | present | a governor general | the king or queen in countries like Canada and Australia and New Zealand |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot king=Theme |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal, UK, old — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Guv'nor» means boss.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:governor:m5:1
# text = «Guv'nor» means boss.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Guv'nor	guv'nor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	boss	boss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Guv'nor | boss |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boss=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The governor of California gave a speech.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:governor:x1:1
# text = The governor of California gave a speech.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	governor	governor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	California	California	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the governor of California | a speech |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent speech=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My mum is a school governor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:governor:x2:1
# text = My mum is a school governor.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	governor	governor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My mum | a school governor |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The prison governor visited each cell.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:governor:x3:1
# text = The prison governor visited each cell.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	prison	prison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	governor	governor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	visited	visit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	cell	cell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | past | the prison governor | each cell |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cell=Co-Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Governor-General of Canada opened the new park.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:governor:x4:1
# text = The Governor-General of Canada opened the new park.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	Governor	Governor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	General	General	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | past | the Governor General of Canada | the new park |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location park=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The governor signed the new law.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:governor:x5:1
# text = The governor signed the new law.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	governor	governor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	signed	sign	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sign** | past | the governor | the new law |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent law=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In history, the governor ruled the colony for the king.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:governor:x6:1
# text = In history, the governor ruled the colony for the king.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	governor	governor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	ruled	rule	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	colony	colony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rule** | past | the governor | the colony |  | history |  | for the king | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent colony=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school governors met to plan the budget.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:governor:x7:1
# text = The school governors met to plan the budget.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	governors	governor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	plan	plan	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	budget	budget	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | past | the school governors |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **plan** | to-infinitive | the school governors *not said here* | the budget |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent budget=Topic |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An hour later the real Governor returned.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:governor:x8:1
# text = An hour later the real Governor returned.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	7	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	Governor	Governor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	returned	return	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **return** | past | the real Governor |  |  |  |  | late *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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