governor's office

executive branch location

The governor's office is the executive branch of a U.S. state government, headed by the governor.

It refers both to the physical location where the governor works and to the administrative apparatus supporting the governor's duties: The governor's office issued a statement on the budget crisis.

The term often appears in news coverage of state policy and appointments.

Opposites
governmental hierarchy

governor's officemayor's office

Municipal chief's administrative center

Oval Office · federal government · city hall · presidency · local government

public vs. private sector

governor's officecorporate headquarters

Firm's primary administrative location

private enterprise · boardroom · private sector · business leadership

branches of government

governor's officestate legislature

Lawmaking body below Congress

state supreme court · state assembly · general assembly · state senate · legislative chamber

Family

office, governor

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