Title for a World Chief Executive

I'm trying to think of some decent titles for a leader of a world government, to take power sometime between the mid 20th century and late 21st century. What do people think would be a suitable title for the head of the World (or even system) government?
 
Well, a lot depends on the nature of said system and the POD.

Assuming an evolution from the modern from, rather than intervening revolutions:

Secretary General has a lot to recommend it, I think. It is only associated with the UN and doesn't sound like a ruler.

Other ideas:

Commissioner
Speaker
Chief Minister / Secretary
Minister General
 

boredatwork

Banned
Given the least ASB scenarios (any world government being pretty ASB in my book):

President &/or Prime Minister seem pretty reasonable options - the most powerful countries today all have one or both of the two as there head of government &/or state.

If you prefer a corporate/technocractic world - CEO, Chairman of the Board, Chairman.

If you prefer clerical rule: Caliph, Ayotollah, Pope, Primate, High Priest (all v ASB).

If you prefer bureaucratic rule - Secretary General, Chief Administrator, Executive Director.

If you prefer academic rule (hey, it's not appreciably any more ASB then the others) - Chancellor, Arch Dean, President

If you prefer military rule - Grand Marshall, Commander In Chief, Grand Admiral

If you perfer rule by celebrity (heaven knows, that's the way it seems to trend) - Academy President, Guild President,
 
Well, a lot depends on the nature of said system and the POD.

Assuming an evolution from the modern from, rather than intervening revolutions:

Secretary General has a lot to recommend it, I think. It is only associated with the UN and doesn't sound like a ruler.

Wasn't that Stalin's proper title? :confused:

And the other leaders of the Soviet Union...
 
Wasn't that Stalin's proper title? :confused:

And the other leaders of the Soviet Union...

He was General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, I believe. He also probably had a number of other titles (Chairman of the Politburo, for example), but I'm not sure.

Nevertheless, it's not too terribly different from Secretary - General. Still, it sounds more innocuous to me.
 
Sky Marshal!

It really depends on how the world is united, I guess.

Could you give us some more details?
 
Low key titles?

I'm simply contemplating a variety of scenaros, and trying to come up with possible titles. Preferably titles that will offend as few people as possible, since any sort of world government will be an uphill struggle to get accepted short of using force of arms. Definately do not want something that spounds either militaristic or corporate.

Chancellor, Prime Minister, and President are the first ones that some to mind for me. Chief Executive sounds too corporate, and also says, "I'm in charge" too blatently. Comissioner and Speaker also sound promising...though Chancellor is my favorite so far.
 
I'm simply contemplating a variety of scenaros, and trying to come up with possible titles. Preferably titles that will offend as few people as possible, since any sort of world government will be an uphill struggle to get accepted short of using force of arms. Definately do not want something that spounds either militaristic or corporate.

Chancellor, Prime Minister, and President are the first ones that some to mind for me. Chief Executive sounds too corporate, and also says, "I'm in charge" too blatently. Comissioner and Speaker also sound promising...though Chancellor is my favorite so far.

IMO, a world government is probably going to be very federal (if it every comes about). The best working example is probably the EU, though applied to the world it probably becomes a bit more transparent. There (from an American's POV) you have the EU Commision, which is actually a 4th branch of government, the bureacracy. The EU Parliament, which seems to be fairly devoid of Power, probably because of the other structures involved. And the EU Council of Ministers. The recent reforms are obviously trying to introduce a President (as well as the High Representative), but they keep all the other bides.

Accordingly, I think you're likely to see a diffusion of power in a World Government between three groups: the head of the bureacracy (the EU President and the UN Sec-Gen), the leader of some kind of Parliamentary coalition (though the EU Parliament, to me, seems fragmented since supra-national parties haven't really sprung up yet), and the leader approved by / representing the member states/bodies. Given the trend in parliamentary democracies, I'd bet the coalition leader becomes the defacto cheif executive, but the other two will have important checks on that power.
 
He was General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, I believe. He also probably had a number of other titles (Chairman of the Politburo, for example), but I'm not sure.

Nevertheless, it's not too terribly different from Secretary - General. Still, it sounds more innocuous to me.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Sovet Union, Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars (often referred to as Premier) and Generalissimo of the Soviet Union.
 

Valamyr

Banned
Secretary-General would be nice, but lets not kid ourselves, its just as likely to be eventually united through sheer militaro-economic dominance than anything else, in which case, the nut who manages is likely to prefer Emperor or something.

At the other end of the spectrum you could have some fairly innovative-sounding titles like:

First Senator, or even First Citizen
Chairman of the Executive Council
Protector of the Union
Warden of the Federation
 
Basileus kai Autokrator, naturally.
Other possibilities:
First Speaker (Asimov)
Sky Marshal (Heinlein)
First Among Equals
 

bard32

Banned
I'm trying to think of some decent titles for a leader of a world government, to take power sometime between the mid 20th century and late 21st century. What do people think would be a suitable title for the head of the World (or even system) government?

President of Earth, of course. Or if you're from the British Commonwealth,
Prime Minister of Earth. Any more suggestions?
 
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