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appoint governor
Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 9:25 pm
by Itasan
I have seen the following sample sentence
in a publication in Japan.
"Mr. Logan was appointed chief executive."
The publication says this 'chief executive'
is the governor (of a state in the US).
(The names are all fictitious.)
QUESTIONS:
1. Don't we need the name of the state like
'chief executive of the State of Illinois'?
2. Is a governor of a state appointed or
elected?
Thank you.
Re: appoint governor
Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 10:40 pm
by Lorikeet
Itasan wrote:I have seen the following sample sentence
in a publication in Japan.
"Mr. Logan was appointed chief executive."
The publication says this 'chief executive'
is the governor (of a state in the US).
(The names are all fictitious.)
QUESTIONS:
1. Don't we need the name of the state like
'chief executive of the State of Illinois'?
2. Is a governor of a state appointed or
elected?
Thank you.
A governor of a state is elected. If the governor died, the lieutenant governor would become governor. I don't know if there is any provision for an acting-governor while an election is held.
While a governor may be the "chief executive" of a state, we almost never say that.
When I first read your question, I thought you were referring to the chief executive officer of a company.
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 10:36 pm
by Richard
It depends on the context. If you have already made reference to a particular state's gubernatorial (the adjective form of governor) election, then you could simply say "Mr. Logan was elected governor" (not chief executive).
Without such context, you would say "Mr. Logan was elected governor of Oklahoma."