governor

The elected leader of a state

Word Structure

uh = but, from; er = word, girl

8 Letters

3 Syllables: gov•er•nor

2 Morphemes: govern•or

6 Phonemes

Vowels: uh, er, er

Local Voices

Sentence Examples

A governor is the chief executive of a state as opposed to a President, who's the chief executive of a country or a mayor, who is the chief executive of a city.

Semantic Relatives

Leader

Executive Branch

State

Textbook

Explore American Democracy Chapter 2 by Attainment