lieutenant governor
a state officer next in rank to a governor, who takes the governor's place in case of the latter's absence, disability, or death.
British. a deputy governor.
the executive officer of a Canadian province appointed by the governor general.
Origin of lieutenant governor
1Other words from lieutenant governor
- lieutenant governorship, noun
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How to use lieutenant governor in a sentence
Virginia elects its governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and all 100 members of the House of Delegates this year.
Citizen members chosen for Virginia’s new bipartisan redistricting commission | Gregory S. Schneider | January 6, 2021 | Washington PostEventually, however, the lieutenant governor stopped interjecting.
Pennsylvania Republicans block seating of Democratic state senator, take control from lieutenant governor | Hannah Knowles | January 6, 2021 | Washington PostAt age 33, the lieutenant governor now may have Washington on his mind.
It’s not every day that Arizona’s secretary of state or Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor approaches household-name status.
Local campaign officials are becoming election-week celebrities. They’re too busy to notice. | Travis Andrews, Ashley Fetters | November 6, 2020 | Washington PostFischbach served as the state’s lieutenant governor and, before that, as president of the Minnesota Senate.
The Most Vulnerable Incumbent In The House Is A Democrat, But Republicans Are Defending More Competitive Seats | Geoffrey Skelley (geoffrey.skelley@abc.com) | October 19, 2020 | FiveThirtyEight
In 2010, he finished second with 39 percent in the race for lieutenant governor.
He ran on a serious one-issue platform: eliminate the office of lieutenant governor.
Lots of people did that, but Greeley wanted to be governor or lieutenant governor or congressman.
Recent polls put Republican former lieutenant governor James “Duke” Aiona over his Democratic opponent by seven points.
Return of the Blue State Republican Governor? | David Freedlander | September 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDavid Dewhurst, Texas's lieutenant governor, is making a last minute appeal to voters using a disco song.
He was a member of the first provincial congress, and eighteen years lieutenant governor of the state of New York.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellHis last public service was performed in the defence of Hamburgh, where he was lieutenant governor.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamIn 1884 the lieutenant governor was created governor and commander-in-chief, and rendered independent of Jamaica.
The ex-lieutenant governor walked slowly toward the ring of men.
The Flaming Mountain | Harold Leland GoodwinAt New York the lieutenant-governor, encouraged by the presence of the king's troops, tried to secure the stamps sent to the town.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William Hunt
British Dictionary definitions for lieutenant governor
a deputy governor
(in the US) an elected official who acts as deputy to a state governor and succeeds him if he dies
lieutenant-governor (in Canada) the representative of the Crown in a province: appointed by the federal government acting for the Crown
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