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governor

[guhv-er-ner, ‑uh-ner] / ˈgʌv ər nər, ‑ə nər /


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The governor’s office found that over the past decade, more than 1,000 housing projects in New York endured these expensive reviews despite having zero significant environmental impacts.

From The Wall Street Journal

Federal law offers Fed governors protection from arbitrary dismissal.

From The Wall Street Journal

He makes clear that politics was always the pole around which the family revolved, as Seward advanced from the New York state Senate, through two terms as governor, to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

Powell’s chairmanship ends in May, but his term as a Fed governor runs until 2028.

From Salon

Some even think that tactics could backfire, motivating Powell to stay on the Fed as a governor after his term as chair runs out in May.

From The Wall Street Journal