Editing Governor (section)

{{other uses|Governor (disambiguation)}}
{{short description|Governing official}}{{Executive}}
{{Wiktionary|governor|governess|gubernatorial}}
A '''governor''' is an [[politician|administrative leader]] and head of a [[polity]] or [[Region#Political regions|political region]], in some cases, such as [[governor-general|governors-general]], as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the type of political region or polity, a ''governor'' may be either appointed or elected, and the governor's powers can vary significantly, depending on the [[public law]]s in place locally. The adjective pertaining to a governor is '''gubernatorial''', from the Latin root ''gubernare''. In a [[federated state]], the governor may serve as head of state and [[head of government]] for their regional polity, while still operating under the laws of the federation, which has its own head of state for the entire federation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19960710|title=Penguin Random House|website=PenguinRandomhouse.com|access-date=2009-03-13|archive-date=2006-08-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060827152408/http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19960710|url-status=live}}</ref>