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A governor is a government leader and head of a province, ranking under the President of a Country or a Nation. In provinces, governor may be either appointed or elected. The power of the governor can vary dramatically between political systems, with all governors being head of the province. The
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Though the legal and administrative framework of provinces, each administrated by a governor, was created by the Romans, the term governor has been a convenient term...
See moreIn the Ottoman Empire, all Pashas (generals) administered a province of the Great Sultan's vast empire, with specific titles (such as Mutessaryf;
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See moreIn the British Empire, a governor was originally an official appointed by the British monarch (or the cabinet) to oversee a crown colony and was the (sometimes notional) head of the
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See moreIn the Russian Empire, Governorate (Guberniya) and Governorate-General were the main units of territorial and administrative subdivision
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A Landeshauptmann (German for "state captain" or "state governor", literally 'country headman'; plural...
See moreEuropean powers other than the United Kingdom, with colonies in Asia, Africa and elsewhere, gave their top representatives in their colonies the title of
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