lieutenant governor

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noun

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.

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Origin of lieutenant governor

First recorded in 1585–95

OTHER WORDS FROM lieutenant governor

lieutenant governorship, noun

Words nearby lieutenant governor

lieutenancy, lieutenant, lieutenant colonel, lieutenant commander, lieutenant general, lieutenant governor, lieutenant junior grade, lieve, Lièvre, lie with, LIF

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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 Post
Eventually, 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 Post
At age 33, the lieutenant governor now may have Washington on his mind.
25 Rising Stars to Track in 2021|Daniel Malloy|December 20, 2020|Ozy
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 Post

Fischbach 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
Like many Americans—but few Republican presidential candidates—the former Florida governor has evolved on the issue.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The governor of Punjab province, a Muslim man, called publicly for leniency for her.
In Defense of Blasphemy|Michael Tomasky|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And now, similarly, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee: "Bend over and take it like a prisoner!"
Huckabee 2016: Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner!|Olivia Nuzzi|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Duke was a state representative whose neo-Nazi alliances were disgorged in media reports during his run for governor in 1991.
The Price of Steve Scalise’s Silence|Jason Berry|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Abramoff said that the governor needed to remember to “be humble.”
Abramoff’s Advice for Virginia’s New Jailhouse Guv|Tim Mak, Jackie Kucinich|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In particular the Governor of Adinskoy offered us a guard of fifty men to the next station, if we apprehended any danger.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801)|Daniel Defoe
The governor of the fortress was provided with a safe residence in Egypt, and an annual pension of 75,000 piasters.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
At the end of the campaign the Emperor justly rewarded his lieutenant by creating him Prince of Wagram.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
He recounts at much length the reasons for which he supposes the governor arrested him.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
He shall serve among great men, and appear before the governor.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

British Dictionary definitions for lieutenant governor

lieutenant governor

noun

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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