lieutenant governor

noun

: a deputy or subordinate governor: such as

: an elected official serving as deputy to the governor of an American state

: the formal head of the government of a Canadian province appointed by the federal government as the representative of the crown

lieutenant governorship noun

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In Georgia, the lieutenant governor wields immense power in the state Senate by presiding over floor debates and making committee assignments that give them control over what bills reach the floor for a vote. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 1 Sep. 2026 His running mate for lieutenant governor, Candi English, was then elevated on the ticket and chose Taylor’s wife, Jodi Taylor, as her running mate for lieutenant governor. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 For some Donalds supporters, like 56-year-old Cushing from Aventura, the choice to pick a Cuban American as lieutenant governor did signal a bigger change in the Republican Party and was worth highlighting. — Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026 Brown’s opponent is the incumbent Jon Husted, who previously, as lieutenant governor, helped usher in an explosion of data centers in the state, many of which were developed after Ohio offered them lucrative tax breaks. — Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lieutenant governor

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1595, in the meaning defined above

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lieutenant governor

noun

: an elected official serving as deputy to the governor of an American state

: the formal head of the government of a Canadian province appointed to represent the crown

lieutenant governor

noun

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