lieutenant governor
Meanings
noun
- The state representative of, or second-in-command of a governor, or Crown, who usually acts as the nominal chief executive officer of the realm.
- The representative of the Crown in the provincial legislatures of Canada.
- The next-in-line to the chief executive of a primary political division of the United States of America, such as a state, second to the governor.
noun
- The title for someone who holds the lieutenant governor job.
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