lieutenant governor


noun
  1. 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.

  2. British. a deputy governor.

  1. the executive officer of a Canadian province appointed by the governor general.

Origin of lieutenant governor

1
First recorded in 1585–95

Other words from lieutenant governor

  • lieutenant governorship, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for lieutenant governor

lieutenant governor

noun
  1. a deputy governor

  2. (in the US) an elected official who acts as deputy to a state governor and succeeds him if he dies

  1. 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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