lieutenant governor

noun

: a deputy or subordinate governor: such as

a

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

b

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

lieutenant governorship noun

Examples of lieutenant governor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There are already a number of candidates running for lieutenant governor, including former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs, former state Sen. Steven Bradford and state Treasurer Fiona Ma. —Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024

Curb says that his run for lieutenant governor of California during this time may also have played a role in the label’s demise, since the campaign limited his involvement with Hitsville. —David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024

First, even though North Carolina was one of the seven swing states that Donald Trump won—and by about three percentage points—the Democrats won the races for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, superintendent of education, and secretary of state. —Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024

Austin Davis, Pennsylvania's first Black lieutenant governor and the youngest in the United States, was elected by his peers to lead the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association, an organization intended to build up the party's bench, at the group's winter meeting in Washington. —Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1595, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

lieutenant governor

noun

1

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

2

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