state governor
Provincial chief executive
A state governor is the chief executive of a U.S. state, elected to lead the state government and enforce state laws.
Governors sign or veto legislation, command the state's National Guard, and often grant pardons.
The role parallels the presidency at the state level: The state governor declared a state of emergency after the flooding.
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- executive orderBinding directive from leadership
- mansionLarge, stately home
- lieutenantJunior commissioned officer
- running mateVice presidential nominee
capitol · veto · inauguration · sworn in · term · term limits · election · election night · campaign · campaign trail · statehouse · legislature · appointed · oath · budget · budget crisis · pardon · administration
- governorsviceroy, proconsul, satrap, prefect, gubernatorial
- regional officialspremier, chief minister, first minister, prefect, viceroy
- Nigerian GovernmentNational Assembly, House of Representatives, senator, judiciary, chief justice
- rulersmonarch, Caesar, ruler, sovereign, emperor
state governorpresident
Elected leader of nation
federal official · mayor · city mayor · national leader · county executive
state governorprivate citizen
ordinary citizen · constituent · governed · voter · subject
state, governor, states, stated, stating, statement, stately, statesman, statehood