As used in NRS 179.177 to 179.235, inclusive, unless the context requires otherwise: 1. 'Executive authority' means the governor, and any person performing the functions of governor in a state other than this state. 2. 'Governor' means any person performing the functions of Governor by authority of the law of this state. 3. 'State,' when referring to a state other than this state, means any other state or territory, organized or unorganized, of the United States of America. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1098)
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