governor
Let an agent handle governors as office holders whose powers, selection and term depend on the territory and system, and keep the office separate from the person.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Office The post and its territory.
Territory
Which territory.
Territory
The territory governed.
- Which territory does this governorship cover? definition
- Under which constitution? provenance
Powers
Executive or ceremonial.
Powers
The powers of the office.
- What powers does the governor hold? definition
- Which are shared with central government? boundary
Selection How holders are chosen.
Method
Election or appointment.
Selection method
How the governor is chosen.
- Is the governor elected or appointed, and by whom? definition
- For how long? measurement
Removal
Impeachment, recall, dismissal.
Removal
How they can be removed.
- How can the governor be removed? definition
- Has that ever happened here? provenance
Holder Who is governor now.
Current holder
Name and term.
Holder
The current holder and term.
- Who holds the office, and since when? provenance
- Is an acting governor in place? boundary
Past holders
Succession.
Succession
Past holders.
- Who held the office before? provenance
- How is succession handled on vacancy? definition
Accountability Checks and access.
Checks
Legislature and courts.
Checks
Mechanisms of accountability.
- Which bodies hold the governor to account? definition
- Where are decisions published? provenance
Contact
Official channels.
Contact
How to reach the office.
- How can the public contact the governor office? action
- Which requests does it handle? definition
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.PER
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Province Governor (Thailand), Governor of Liberia, Governor of Aceh, Governor of Bengkulu, Governor of Yogyakarta, Governor of Gorontalo, Governor of South Kalimantan, Governor of East Kalimantan, Governor of Bangka Belitung Islands, Governor of Riau Islands, Governor of Lampung, Governor of North Maluku
What it is Filled
An official who heads the executive of a subnational territory, such as a state, province or region, or represents a sovereign in a territory, appointed or elected under the constitution.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle governors as office holders whose powers, selection and term depend on the territory and system, and keep the office separate from the person.
Distinguishing features Filled
- A governor is an official holding a governing office in a territory.
- The official's powers vary from heading a federal state executive to serving as a ceremonial representative.
- The official is elected in some systems and appointed in others.
- Central bank governors and prison governors are different senses.
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Confuse the office with its current holder.
- Present outdated holder records as current.
- Impersonate a governor or their office in messages.
- Confuse different kinds of governor, such as an elected state executive and a central bank governor.
Only with a human decision
- Contacting a governor's office on behalf of a person or group.
May
- Report who holds a governor's office and since when, from official sources with dates.
- Explain the powers of a governor's office under the stated constitution.
Moral aspects Filled
- Accurate records of public office holders matter for accountability and democratic choice.
Who is affected
- Residents of the territory
- Office holders
Owners Filled
Steward
The constitution of the state or territory defines the office; the electorate or appointing authority fills it.
Master systems
- Official government directories and gazettes
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q1097498 - registry parent class
related
- executive branch - regional executive
- public office - inherits term and succession
- person - the office holder
- central bank governor - a different office
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.governor
- Wikidata: Q132050 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132050)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Official title such as Governor of a named territory
- Official websites and gazettes
- Governors-general and central bank governors are different offices
- An office with a seal and a residence; the holder appears in official roles; the office has no single look.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- elect or appoint them, as the constitution provides
- hold them to account, through the regional legislature, courts and elections
- contact their office, through official channels
- remove them, where the law allows
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Mixing up the office and its current holder
- Out-of-date holder records
- Confusing different kinds of governor
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- National and regional constitutions
- Election law where elected
- Laws on local and regional administration
Context of use required Filled
- Leading a regional executive or representing central authority in a territory.
- elected state governors
- appointed provincial governors
- governors-general and colonial governors
- military governors
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q132050: governor - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Governor - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each governorship be registered as an instance linked to its territory?
- How should appointed and elected governors be distinguished?
- How should acting governors be recorded?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q132050/spec.json