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  2. Governor - Wikipedia

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    A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative.. Depending on the type of political region or polity, a governor may be either appointed or elected, and the governor's powers can vary significantly, depending on the public laws in place local

  3. Governor (United States) - Wikipedia

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    3 states hold their gubernatorial elections the year before a presidential election year. Recent years are 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, and 2023. Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi. 2 states hold their gubernatorial elections the year after a presidential election year. Recent years are 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, and 2021. New Jersey and Virginia

  4. Category:Gubernatorial titles - Wikipedia

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    This category primarily comprises titles and styles of offices that could be rendered in English as governor or similar offices such as governor-general or viceroy, essentially high officials representing a state's government and/or head of state, either in a dependent polity or at a lower administrative level (province, region, community, constituent state etc.).

  5. List of current heads of government in the United Kingdom and ...

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    Following elections to the assembly or parliament, the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats is invited to form a government. The monarch (in the United Kingdom) or governor / lieutenant governor (in the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) appoints the head of government, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible ...

  6. Chief executive (head of government) - Wikipedia

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    Chief executive is a term used for a head of government (e.g., presidential, prime ministerial, or gubernatorial powers) given by a constitution or basic law, which allows its holder to perform various functions that may include implementing policy, supervising the executive branch of government, preparing an executive budget for submission to the legislature, appointing and removing executive ...

  7. List of forms of government - Wikipedia

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    A semi-presidential republic is a government system with power divided between a president as head of state and a prime minister as head of government, used in countries like France, Portugal, and Egypt. The president, elected by the people, symbolizes national unity and foreign policy while the prime minister is appointed by the president or ...

  8. Governor-general - Wikipedia

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    The governor-general's official residence is usually called Government House. The governor-general of the Irish Free State resided in the then Viceregal Lodge in Phoenix Park, Dublin, but the government of Éamon de Valera sought to downgrade the office and the last governor-general, Domhnall Ua Buachalla, did not reside there. The office was ...

  9. Politics of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The Scottish Government is responsible for all issues that are not explicitly reserved to the United Kingdom Parliament at Westminster, by the Scotland Act; including NHS Scotland, education, justice, rural affairs, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, some aspects of the benefits system, elections to the Scottish Parliament and local ...