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lieutenant governors

lieutenant governors is the plural of lieutenant governor.

Meaning of lieutenant governor

Noun

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.

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What is lieutenant governors the plural of?
Lieutenant governors is the plural of lieutenant governor.

Words near lieutenant governors in the dictionary

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

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