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lieutenant governor

lieutenant governor 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.

Noun (1)

lieutenant governor (plural lieutenant governors)

  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. (Canada) The representative of the Crown in the provincial legislatures of Canada.
  3. (US) 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 (2) capitalized: Lieutenant Governor

Lieutenant Governor

  1. The title for someone who holds the lieutenant governor job.

lieutenant governor meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Indonesian

lieutenant governor in Tamil

துணைநிலை ஆளுநர்

lieutenant governor in Tagalog

second-in-command of a governor
bise gobernador, pangalawang gobernador

lieutenant governor in Indonesian

second-in-command of a governor
wakil gubernur

Forms of lieutenant governor

plurallieutenant governors
alternative formlieutenant-governor

Questions about lieutenant governor

What does lieutenant governor mean?
Lieutenant governor means 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.
What is lieutenant governor in Tamil?
Lieutenant governor in Tamil is துணைநிலை ஆளுநர். See Lieutenant governor meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lieutenant governor?
Lieutenant governor is a noun.
What is the plural of lieutenant governor?
The plural of lieutenant governor is lieutenant governors.

Words near lieutenant governor in the dictionary

  1. lieutenant colonels
  2. lieutenant commander
  3. lieutenant commanders
  4. lieutenant general
  5. lieutenant generals
  6. lieutenant governor
  7. lieutenant governors
  8. lieutenant junior grade
  9. lieutenant-admiral
  10. lieutenant-colonel
  11. lieutenant-colonelcies

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