Normally the territory is internally self-governing; the governor oversees foreign affairs, defence and offshore finance.

The governor oversees the executive branch, and appoints the members of his cabinet.

After all, many may simply be hardened by images of the tax increases and budget slashing that incumbent governors oversaw earlier in their terms.

From 1965, the governor of the Bahamas also was governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands and oversaw affairs for the islands.

Furthermore, since governors, as representatives of the King, oversaw church administration due to the crown's right of patronage, the church and state were tightly intertwined in Spanish America.

The governor oversees the state budget and thus possesses great power over all state finances.

The colony's third and last governor, Sir Arthur Kennedy oversaw the union of the two colonies in 1866.

These governors oversaw the governing of various districts.

Republicans said the process had been confused because two governors and three state treasurers had overseen its drafting.

Were there to be a wholesale shift in control of the nation's statehouses, it could carry enormous consequences for the 2004 presidential race, as governors oversee vast armies of party workers and priceless party infrastructure.