govs
Mansion residents, abbreviated
Govs is a casual shortening of governors, used especially in headlines or informal contexts where space is limited: State govs meet to discuss budget crisis.
It also appears as a plural of gov, an informal term of address similar to "boss" or "mate" in British English.
State or provincial leaders
- politiciansElected government representatives
- senatorsUpper legislative body members
- representativesThose acting for others
- mayorsElected municipal leaders
councillors · legislators · ministers · delegates · commissioners · secretaries · chiefs · treasurers
National legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- democracyRule by the people
- republicState with elected leaders
monarchy · oligarchy · dictatorship · federation · confederation · statecraft · policy-making · capitol
Supreme independent authority
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- controlAuthority to direct
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
rule · mandate · autonomy · legitimacy · oversight · regulation · enforcement · dominion
governors
State or provincial leaders
- politiciansElected government representatives
- senatorsUpper legislative body members
- representativesThose acting for others
mayors · councillors · legislators · ministers · delegates · commissioners · secretaries · chiefs · treasurers · bureaucrats
parliament
National legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- democracyRule by the people
republic · monarchy · oligarchy · dictatorship · federation · confederation · statecraft · policy-making · capitol · chamber
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- controlAuthority to direct
command · rule · mandate · autonomy · legitimacy · oversight · regulation · enforcement · dominion · administration
guv
Casual British honorific
govsmayors
Elected municipal leaders
presidents · prime ministers · city councilors · national leaders · federal officials
govsconstituents
Parts of a whole
citizens · subjects · voters · the people · residents
- close enough for government workSarcastically acceptable quality
- government shutdownsCessation of federal operations
- government jobsCareers within state agencies
- government payrollState employees' compensation roster
- federal governmentCentralized national ruling body
- transitional governmentTemporary authority between regimes
government, governor, governing, governed, governance, gov, governable, governorship