How to say "governor" in Japanese

• 総裁そうさいCommon
  nounIts 'governor' sense is the head of a central bank, as when the bank's governor announces monetary policy; more broadly it is the title of an organization's president or a party leader.
  小泉こいずみが与党よとう自民党じみんとうの新しん総裁そうさいに選出せんしゅつされた。↗

  Mr Koizumi was elected the new president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
• 総督そうとくCommon
  nounThe governor-general or viceroy sense of 'governor': an official who governs a territory on behalf of a sovereign power, as in the title of the official who ruled a colony for an empire.
• 主席しゅせきCommon
  nounChiefly 'chairman': the person who presides over a meeting or organization. It can also mean 'president', but as a rendering of 'governor' it is marginal — seldom the word you want.

For 'governor', choose 総裁 for the head of a central bank, 総督 for a governor-general or viceroy governing a territory on behalf of a sovereign power, and avoid 主席, which really means 'chairman' or 'president'.

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• 総裁そうさいpresident (of an organization)
• 総督そうとくgovernor-general
• ガバナーgovernor
• 支配者しはいしゃgovernor
• 調速機ちょうそくきgovernor (device)
• 州牧しゅうぼくgovernor (of an ancient Chinese province)
• 刺史ししgovernor (of an ancient Chinese province)
• 御大おんたいboss
• 主席しゅせきchairman
• 旦那だんなsir