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PRONUNCIATION OF PRISON GOVERNOR

prison governor  [ˈprɪzən ˈɡʌvənə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRISON GOVERNOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prison governor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRISON GOVERNOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of prison governor in the English dictionary

The definition of prison governor in the dictionary is the senior administrator or head of a prison.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRISON GOVERNOR


Adana
ˈædənə
air-conditioner
ˈɛəkənˌdɪʃ ənə
bottle-opener
ˈbɒtəlˌəʊpənə
commissioner
kəˈmɪʃənə
conditioner
kənˈdɪʃənə
evener
ˈiːvənə
governor
ˈɡʌvənə
Helena
ˈhɛlənə
lieutenant-governor
lefˌtenəntˈɡʌvənə
listener
ˈlɪsənə
livener
ˈlaɪvənə
opener
ˈəʊpənə
practitioner
prækˈtɪʃənə
prisoner
ˈprɪzənə
Ramayana
rɑːˈmaɪənə
ravener
ˈrævənə
strengthener
ˈstreŋθənə
summoner
ˈsʌmənə
Tavener
ˈtævənə
taverner
ˈtævənə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRISON GOVERNOR

prison
prison authorities
prison camp
prison farm
prison guard
prison inmate
prison officer
prison population
prison riot
prison sentence
prison van
prison visitor
prison warder
prison yard
prisoner
prisoner of conscience
prisoner of war
prisoner´s base
prisonment
prisonous

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRISON GOVERNOR

Asia Minor
assignor
demeanor
donor
honor
intervenor
kronor
lieutenant governor
mainpernor
manor
Medal of Honor
minor
misdemeanor
Monsignor
Murphy-O´Connor
nor
O´Connor
Radnor
signor
tenor

Synonyms and antonyms of prison governor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «prison governor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRISON GOVERNOR

Find out the translation of prison governor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prison governor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prison governor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

典狱长
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

director de la prisión
570 millions of speakers

English

prison governor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जेल राज्यपाल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

محافظ السجن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тюрьмы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

governador da prisão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কারাগারের গভর্নর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

directeur de la prison
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gabenor penjara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gefängnisdirektor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

刑務所の知事
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

감옥 총재
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gubernur pakunjaran
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Thống đốc nhà tù
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறைச்சாலை கவர்னர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तुरुंगाचे राज्यपाल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Cezaevi valisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prigione governatore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gubernator więzienia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тюрми
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

guvernator închisoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φυλακή κυβερνήτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gevangenis goewerneur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fängelsedirektören
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fengselsdirektør
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prison governor

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRISON GOVERNOR»

The term «prison governor» is normally little used and occupies the 136.479 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRISON GOVERNOR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prison governor

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRISON GOVERNOR»

Discover the use of prison governor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prison governor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Difficulties of My Position: The Diaries of Prison ...
"A career in the Victorian penal system might not seem to be a source of excitement or even great interest, but for John Buckley Castieau it was the trigger for nearly three decades of diaries that reveal not only what went on behind prison ...
John Buckley Castieau, Mark Finnane, 2004
2
26 Years Behind Bars: The Recollections of a Prison Governor
Paul Laxton. It should be noted that in civil service terms, prison governors are actually quite low in the food chain. They are not classed as senior civil servants. The in-charge governor's immediate line manager is a senior civil servant but is at ...
Paul Laxton, 2013
3
The Law of Habeas Corpus
Keane [1970] 3 All E.R. 741; aff'd [1972] A.C. 204 ......................................................... ....................................................74, 79 Governor of Brixton Prison, Governor of Brixton Prison, Governor of Brixton Prison, Governor of Brixton Prison, Governor ...
Judith Farbey, R.J. Sharpe, Simon Atrill, 2011
4
Prison Governors
Other Governors went further in describing the pressure that the job of being a Governor brought with it: 'It is difficult to put on to paper just what tension a prison governor experiences . . . and it is not surprising that so many of us have at one ...
Shane Bryans, 2013
5
The Blantyre House Prison Affair: Lessons from a Modern-Day ...
This is when he was faced with a remarkable series of events at Blantyre House where a modern, liberal, ground-breaking, and in many respects, successful regime was beginning to attract the attention of reformers, academics, and others.
Tom Murtagh (OBE.), Tom Murtagh, 2007
6
Memoirs: Of Leonora Christina, Daughter of Christian IV of ...
Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen, 1663-1685 Leonora Christina Ulfeldt (grevinde), Johann Nepomuk Graf von Waldstein- Wartenberg. The Prison Governor and Inger. 265 surely enough.' The stockings for the ...
Leonora Christina Ulfeldt (grevinde), Johann Nepomuk Graf von Waldstein-Wartenberg, 1872
7
Tort Law
[2009]. CA. The Prison Officers Association (POA) called an unlawful strike which meant that very few prison officers turned up for work. In response, the prison governor decided that, given that there were not sufficient prison officers working,  ...
Kirsty Horsey, Erika Rackley, 2013
8
Responding to International Crime
Duke of Chateau Thierry (1917)336, 337,338 Cheng v Pentonville Prison Governor (1973) 4, 195, 208, 209–10, 214, 218, 223, 239, 267, 277, 292, 339 Chetta, R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex p.Chetta (1996) 63 R v Chief ...
Geoff Gilbert, 2006
9
Dynamic Security: The Democratic Therapeutic Community in Prison
He was the only prison governor to receive the award. Adrian Arnold came as an administrator and was, as a prison governor, Dr Gray's deputy However, as it turned out, Adrian Arnold became more interested in therapy and Bill Gray found  ...
Michael Parker, 2006
10
Governor: Inside the Maze
William McKee was the Senior Governor in charge of the Maze prison on the 27 December 1997, the day that LVF Godfather Billy Wright was murdered.
William McKee, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRISON GOVERNOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prison governor is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Great British Bake Off 2015: Welshman Paul, a prison governor and …
Forty-nine-year-old Paul, from Wales, has been a prison governor for eight years but previously performed ceremonial duties at the Palace. «WalesOnline, Jul 15»
2
The Great British Bake Off 2015: meet the bakers
A prison governor, a firefighter and a bodybuilder: judging by this year's batch of Great British Bake Off contestants, Paul and Mary have their ... «Radio Times, Jul 15»
3
Theater review: Central City Opera's "Man of La Mancha" is darkly …
Pedro (Alexander James York) leads a swaggering group of thugs who will be the problematic muleteers. The prison governor, hefty and ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
4
Former Belmarsh Prison governor will be Maghaberry's new chief
The man who ran one of Britain's toughest jails has been appointed as the new governor of HMP Maghaberry. «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
5
Mark Smith is appointed chief executive of Naomi House & Jacksplace
His career previously took him to the Royal Hong Kong Police and HM Prison Service, where he was a senior prison governor. APT Action on ... «Third Sector, Jul 15»
6
Concerns raised after two guards attacked at Norwich Prison in two …
Will Styles, prison governor, said the recent attacks were “not typical” of HMP Norwich which he said had “some really excellent staff” who ... «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, Jul 15»
7
Justice Minister orders report after Callely wins court case
They included reports from an assistant prison governor that there was very little chance of Callely re-offending, that he was a first-time offender ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
8
Prison officers step in to help Greenock OAP over garden row
“The prison governor Willie Stuart was very supportive of the idea and was more than happy for us to hire a van and use the jail's gardening ... «Greenock Telegraph, Jul 15»
9
Michael Gove overturns ban on receiving books in prison
... the restriction stating that inmates should only be allowed to keep 12 books in their cell without specific permission from the prison governor. «Financial Times, Jul 15»
10
'Modern borstal' plans scrapped at cost of £5.5m
It was to be run by a headteacher - rather than a prison governor - and would aim to reduce the likelihood of young offenders going back to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Prison governor [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/prison-governor>. May 2024 ».
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