No. 972 in Indonesian
gubernur
Governor.
In a sentence
Gubernur sedang memberikan pidato tentang pembangunan daerah.
The governor is giving a speech about regional development.
In this sentence, 'gubernur' refers to a specific person who holds the position of a regional leader.
Setiap provinsi di Indonesia dipimpin oleh seorang gubernur.
Every province in Indonesia is led by a governor.
Here, 'gubernur' is used generically to indicate the role of a governor in a governmental system.
Calon gubernur tersebut memiliki banyak dukungan dari masyarakat.
The candidate for governor has a lot of support from the community.
In this case, 'gubernur' is used to describe a person aspiring to assume the position of governor.
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