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Meaning:

Noun:

  • informal father
  • A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.
  • A member of a decision-making for an organization or entity (including some public agencies) similar to or equivalent to a board of directors (used esp. for banks); a member of the board of governors
  • informal boss, employer
  • The leader of a Rome, they were endorsed by the emperor and appointed by the Senate. In the modern United States, they are elected by the people of that state.

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