appointed governor
Designated regional leader
An appointed governor is a governor who receives their position through appointment by a higher authority rather than by popular election.
In colonial contexts, appointed governors served at the pleasure of a monarch or imperial power: The Crown's appointed governor clashed repeatedly with the colonial assembly.
Today the term typically describes someone chosen to fill a vacancy or lead a territory without voting representation.
- nominatedFormally proposed for selection
- confirmedEstablished as accurate
- swornBound by formal promise
- sworn inFormally bound by oath
- oathFormal binding promise
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Illegal power seizer
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