colonial governor (de jure)
C36788
concept
A colonial governor (de jure) is the legally recognized official appointed or authorized by a sovereign state to exercise formal governing authority over a colony, regardless of their actual ability to enforce that authority in practice.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| colonial governor (de jure) canonical | 1 |
| colonial governor of Maryland | 1 |
| colonial governor of Virginia | 1 |
| colonial-style administrative title | 1 |
| governor-intendant | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: colonial governor (de jure)
Generated description
A colonial governor (de jure) is the legally recognized official appointed or authorized by a sovereign state to exercise formal governing authority over a colony, regardless of their actual ability to enforce that authority in practice.
Instances (5)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Lord Proprietor of Maryland | — |
| Benedict Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore | colonial governor of Maryland |
|
John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore
linked to:
Dunmore County
|
colonial governor of Virginia |
| Governor Intendant of Córdoba del Tucumán | governor-intendant |
| Governor-General of Belgium | colonial-style administrative title |