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==What does Gubernatorial mean?== |
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The term "Gubernatorial" redirects here. Also, many words that I would expect to be written as "government" are written using an alternative spelling. |
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I was talking about the govenor on a armanda scooter [[Special:Contributions/2605:8D80:4C1:3AA8:BB46:2FCE:2E25:938C|2605:8D80:4C1:3AA8:BB46:2FCE:2E25:938C]] ([[User talk:2605:8D80:4C1:3AA8:BB46:2FCE:2E25:938C|talk]]) 20:39, 7 May 2023 (UTC) |
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I've noticed this in other articles too. Is this some kind of vandalism? |
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== Housing == |
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:The noun "governor" is associated with the adjective "gubernatorial", which comes from the Latin for governor, just as the noun "law" is associated with the adjective "legal", which comes from the Latin for law. [[User:Andrew Yong|Andrew Yong]] 12:09, 15 December 2005 (UTC) |
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Mr. Governor or Mr. Bill Lee something needs to be done about the housing market. The rent has gone up so high I have a widow in the church and she was paying $1500 a month and her landlord raised the rent $500-$2000 a month, something needs to be done all these people moving here from the west and from out of state is causing the housing market to skyrocket and people cannot afford to rent. I cannot afford to rent the majority of people in the community make $30,000 a year unless they are married a single person cannot afford to live by themselves. They have to have a roommate , something needs to be done. You are the only one that can do something about this please governor, take a look and do something about the housing market in our community in Knoxville Tennessee. It’s out of control. Rent is too high it cannot be afforded. [[Special:Contributions/2600:1004:B105:627C:580E:AF85:387:2FA0|2600:1004:B105:627C:580E:AF85:387:2FA0]] ([[User talk:2600:1004:B105:627C:580E:AF85:387:2FA0|talk]]) 13:19, 16 November 2023 (UTC) |
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==Disambig Page Here?== |
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I wound up here while looking for a mechanical [[Governor (device)|governor]] I would have created a disambig page, but there are way too many links to here to edit manually. Is there an easier way to update all those pages? [[User:Spalding|Spalding]] 13:12, Oct 16, 2004 (UTC) |
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== No mention of the English spelling of "governour" in article == |
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:It's probably preferable to add "see also [[Governor (device)]]" at the top instead of the bottom of the page. -- User:Docu |
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:: I agree, so I added it but the latest edit removed the one at the top. I hadn't seen the one at the bottom that was there all along, probably because it was at the bottom, where it doesn't belong according the the [[Wikipedia:disambiguation]] article. [[User:Spalding|Spalding]] 01:08, Oct 25, 2004 (UTC) |
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:::Moved to top. [[User:Spalding|Spalding]] 03:24, Apr 29, 2005 (UTC) |
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I've been doing a lot of research on the proto-American [[Jamestown, Virginia]] colony of the 1600s, and a lot of books use the spelling '''governour''' to describe the [[Virginia Governor's Council]] (which was part of England). I also saw [https://www.etymonline.com/word/-or#etymonline_v_7103 this note]: |
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The word 'governor' rising from the Greek verb meaning 'steer' now makes sense of 'ruler' or 'device giving automatic control.' I hope my new edit to the ''Etymology'' section could help understand 'governor' whether mechanical or political or otherwise. --[[User:Ishiakkum|Ishiakkum]] 04:42, 13 July 2005 (UTC) |
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: "A partial revival of -or on the Latin model took place from 16th century. ('''governour''' began to lose its -u- 16c. and it was gone by 19c.), and also among phonetic spellers in both England and America (John Wesley wrote that -or was "a fashionable impropriety" in England in 1791)." |
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:: This indicates to me that "governour" is (or was) an acceptable spelling, and this article should be audited for [[American English]] bias. I will ''endeavour'' to research more etymology references! [[User:Steveprutz|StevePrutz]] ([[User talk:Steveprutz|talk]]) 12:28, 20 June 2024 (UTC) |
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==NPOV issue== |
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"See also [[Civilian Administrator of Iraq]]" is inappropriate, coming after a list of governors of US states and territories, unless expanded to cover post-war American administrators in nations such as Germany or Japan. Iraq is not, regardless of what one might think about motives for the war, an American state, colony, territory, or possession. |
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==So, uh...== |
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Why do some British people casually refer to each other as "governor"? [[User:142.161.203.78|142.161.203.78]] 7 July 2005 04:17 (UTC) |
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*This probably does not refer to the high offices of state, but to more humble 'real life' superiors, such as governors in charge of a social or academic institution. |
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== Edit to British section == |
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I was '''[[WP:BOLD|bold]]''' and made substantial edits. This post will explain in more detail. |
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Reasons for edits: |
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*Info on Gov-Gens, Govs, Lt-Govs cut, since this is about Governors, and not anyone else. While this could be added back in, someone needs to cite it. |
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*Executive Councils etc. These were organs of the colonial administration and did not attach to the Governor's office. |
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*''Today crown colonies continue''... redundant; its repeated below. |
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*Different constitutional histories. IIRC (see the history) the sentence was repeated word for word. Cut. |
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*Sri Lanka, Nigeria. Again, its clear from the context (different constitutional histories) that they have different systems. |
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*Fluff on flags and residences. While its probably true, we don't go around saying "usually a country's great leaders are commemorated by statues and other works after they die" etc. |
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*Final paragraph on minorities. I initially felt like keeping it, but then changed my mind and thought that it should go without a citation. Also it was devoted to Gov-Gens and not British Governors in general. |
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[[User:202.89.157.232|202.89.157.232]] 12:18, 13 July 2006 (UTC) |
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How many terms can a governor serve in the sate of Texas? Or any state in the U.S.? I suggest this information be available in the U.S. section of this article |
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What would a tree graph of United States government look like? Starting from police, local government to the president? |
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I was talking about the govenor on a armanda scooter 2605:8D80:4C1:3AA8:BB46:2FCE:2E25:938C (talk) 20:39, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Mr. Governor or Mr. Bill Lee something needs to be done about the housing market. The rent has gone up so high I have a widow in the church and she was paying $1500 a month and her landlord raised the rent $500-$2000 a month, something needs to be done all these people moving here from the west and from out of state is causing the housing market to skyrocket and people cannot afford to rent. I cannot afford to rent the majority of people in the community make $30,000 a year unless they are married a single person cannot afford to live by themselves. They have to have a roommate , something needs to be done. You are the only one that can do something about this please governor, take a look and do something about the housing market in our community in Knoxville Tennessee. It’s out of control. Rent is too high it cannot be afforded. 2600:1004:B105:627C:580E:AF85:387:2FA0 (talk) 13:19, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I've been doing a lot of research on the proto-American Jamestown, Virginia colony of the 1600s, and a lot of books use the spelling governour to describe the Virginia Governor's Council (which was part of England). I also saw this note:
