What is Governor (United States)?
In the [[United States]], a '''governor''' is the [[chief executive officer]] and [[commander-in-chief]] in each of the fifty [[U.S. state|states]] and in the five permanently [[Territories of the United States|territories]]. Governors are responsible for passing state laws and the operation of the state [[Executive (government)|executive branch]]. As state leaders, governors support and push for new and revised policies and programs using a variety of tools, such as through [[State executive order|executive orders]], executive budgets, and legislative proposals and vetoes. Governors are comparable to the [[President of the United States|President]], but on a state level. A majority of governors have the authority to appoint state court judges as well, in most cases from a list of names submitted by a nominations committee.<ref>{{cite web|title=Governors' Powers and Authority|url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/management-resources/governors-powers-and-authority.html|website=Nga.org|publisher=[[National Governors Association]]|location=Washington, D.C.|date=2011|access-date=2021-05-17|archive-date=2017-08-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808141800/https://www.nga.org/cms/home/management-resources/governors-powers-and-authority.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-stub}} [[Category:State governors of the United States]] [[Category:State government in the United States]]