Elected by the people.

Then say "governors by the people". Governors ain't government itself.

Dude you can debate until you're blue in the face but in the end, it's called a representative democracy for a reason. That's an accepted term in politics.

We have given you all the actual definitions on these terms and they show clearly that you're wrong. Just admit it and stop arguing this pointless debate. It's not that hard to do.