lieutenant governor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. The representative of the Crown in the provincial legislatures of Canada.
  3. 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
  1. The title for someone who holds the lieutenant governor job.

Word forms

lieutenant governor lieutenant governors lieutenant-governor

Related words

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