governor Synonyms

regulator viceroy caretaker superintendent steward controller ruler manager overseer executive administrator chieftain statesman paterfamilias statehouse pasha supervisor satrap suzerain supercargo turnkey thermostat old man higher up warder warden tetrarch premier tsar thermostatic stadtholder skipper reeve rector ranger provost proprietor proconsul principal prince regent president reigner sheik sharer seneschal penologist sachem prefect ringleader