What is the difference between governor and governor general?

Answer 1

There are three branches of govt (executive, judicial, and legislative) and three levels (federal, state, and local). A governor is the head of the executive branch for state level government, and the mayor is basically the head of the executive branch at the local level.

Answer 2

The Governor General represents Her Majesty the Queen at the federal level, and Lieutenant Governors represent the Queen at the provincial level. Moreover, Lieutenant Governors may choose to reserve royal assent to a bill and present a provincial bill to the Governor General instead; likewise, the Governor General can reserve royal assent and present a federal bill (or provincial bill) to the Queen instead. Also, the Governor General can veto provincial legislation (on the advice of the Government of Canada).

Answer 3

A governor general is a high ranking governor. In Australia, for example, the Governor General operates at the federal level, while governors operate at the state level. "Governor" is a more general term, so many jurisdictions use the term "lieutenant governor" to indicate a lower ranking governor (such as the lieutenant governors of the Canadian provinces, or of British crown dependencies).

Answer 4

First of all, we will split these three offices/ranks into two categories: Offices, and Rank(s). "General" is a term for the highest ranking person in the Military, thus it is a rank. Presidents and Governors are not "ranks" but rather "offices", because they are not necessarily involved in the Military (although governors often have to adjust taxes for the military and presidents have to decide which wars to get involved in, among other things). Generals have four "Phases" or "types", the one star, two star, three star, and four star. One star, the lowest, is a Brigadier General, Two stars is a Major General, Three is Lieutenant General, and 4 stars is simply General. As for Presidents, there are many different countries that use Presidents, although some use Prime Ministers (which are basically the same thing). The President signs laws and negotiates to fix problems with a country. A Governor pretty much does the same thing as a president, just on a smaller scale. Governors only do this on a state level, versus presidents which do this on a National level.