Governor
Concept · Empire · Stellaris 4.5.2
Governor (empire) in the Stellaris encyclopedia: A Governor is a Leader overseeing a Colony or Sector. A Leader assigned to a sector capital also serves as the sector Governor.
Governor in the game's words
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A Governor is a Leader overseeing a 
Colony or 
Sector. A Leader assigned to a sector capital also serves as the sector Governor.
Their Leader Class and Leader Traits determine the bonuses or penalties provided.
Governors are assigned in the 
Colony View or Colonies and Sectors View.
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Source: common/game_concepts (concept_governor, also concept_governors) and localisation/english, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776).