Word of the Day - governor

governor

/ˈɡʌv(ə)nə/
noun
1 An official appointed to govern a town or region.
1.1 The elected executive head of a state of the US.
1.2 The representative of the British Crown in a colony or in a Commonwealth state that regards the monarch as head of state.
2 The head of a public institution.
2.1 A member of a governing body.
3 British informal The person in authority; one's employer.
4 A device automatically regulating the supply of fuel, steam, or water to a machine, ensuring uniform motion or limiting speed.

Origin
Middle English from Old French governeour, from Latin gubernator, from gubernare (see govern).

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In the US, federal guidelines provide only counsel to each state governor who must interpret and implement them as they see fit. Paying for that implementation is yet another thing.