Gobernador Civil

English translation: Provincial Governor/Governor of the province/Prefect

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Spanish term or phrase:Gobernador Civil
English translation:Provincial Governor/Governor of the province/Prefect
Entered by: yolanda Speece

19:41 Mar 3, 2015
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Spanish term or phrase: Gobernador Civil
My understanding is that in order to leave Spain at this particular time(the 1800's), it was important to submit a petition to the governing authority of the respective province for the permission to leave the country.

This was a word that was in parentheses...

Thanks!
yolanda Speece
Local time: 06:31
Civil Governor/Governor
Explanation:
You are absolutely correct in your description of the history in the 1800s in Spain. The authority that was in charge of provincial affairs in general was called a Gobernador Civil. The Wikipedia page actually gives a pretty concise summary of their duties. I believe that you can simply say the "Governor" but I have also seen the term "Prefect" which you may be able to use interchangeably, perhaps another member of the community could confirm this?

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Note added at 50 mins (2015-03-03 20:31:49 GMT)
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I would agree that "Civil Governor" is very literal but it is used sometimes. In the United States however we generally simply say "Governor". With regards to your question in using "Governorship" this is a bit different. "Governor" refers to the actual person with whom you would petition, while "Governorship" refers to the office or the period of time that the person holds the office. My guess is that you want to use "Governor" but I would need more context to say for certain.


http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/governorship
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Brenden Gerber
United States
Local time: 06:31
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4Civil Governor/Governor
Brenden Gerber
3 -2magistrate
Denise D


Discussion entries: 4





  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Civil Governor/Governor


Explanation:
You are absolutely correct in your description of the history in the 1800s in Spain. The authority that was in charge of provincial affairs in general was called a Gobernador Civil. The Wikipedia page actually gives a pretty concise summary of their duties. I believe that you can simply say the "Governor" but I have also seen the term "Prefect" which you may be able to use interchangeably, perhaps another member of the community could confirm this?

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Note added at 50 mins (2015-03-03 20:31:49 GMT)
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I would agree that "Civil Governor" is very literal but it is used sometimes. In the United States however we generally simply say "Governor". With regards to your question in using "Governorship" this is a bit different. "Governor" refers to the actual person with whom you would petition, while "Governorship" refers to the office or the period of time that the person holds the office. My guess is that you want to use "Governor" but I would need more context to say for certain.


http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/governorship


    Reference: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobernador_civil
Brenden Gerber
United States
Local time: 06:31
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Doesn't look like we're going to get any context, so this seems reasonable. You should probably say "provincial".
17 mins
  -> I agree Provincial Governor would probably be appropriate in most contexts as well (though maybe not so much in modern day)

agree  AllegroTrans
1 hr

agree  Wilsonn Perez Reyes: Sin duda traducción literal.
4 hrs

agree  Yvonne Gallagher: why not when no context is given to suggest otherwise
15 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -2
magistrate


Explanation:
I like provincial governor, but I was wondering if magistrate would work.

Denise D
United States
Local time: 06:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Brenden Gerber: A magistrate generally has some role in the judicial system (as in a judge for example), a Gobernador Civil is responsible mostly for administrative and executive tasks
3 hrs

disagree  AllegroTrans: 2 totally different functions
2 days 3 hrs
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