bey - the governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire

eparch - the governor or prefect of an eparchy in ancient Greece

governor general - a governor of high rank

military governor - the head of a government established by the military (as in a defeated country)

nabob, nawab - a governor in India during the Mogual empire

politician - a leader engaged in civil administration

proconsul - a provincial governor of consular rank in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire

satrap - a governor of a province in ancient Persia

viceroy, vicereine - governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign

controller, control - a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; "the speed control on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her"

timer - a regulator that activates or deactivates a mechanism at set times