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

As with most lieutenant governors, Stratton might as well be in the federal witness protection program given the lack of visibility for occupants of that office, and Stratton is no exception. —Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025

Reid, a Richmond-area talk radio host and former news anchor, announced his campaign for lieutenant governor in January, his first ever bid for any office. —Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 2 May 2025

The reporters agreed to those terms and Cohen gave them court records showing that Marlene Johnson, a Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, had been charged with unlawful assembly and petit theft about a dozen years earlier. —Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 May 2025

If elected in November, Reid would become Virginia's first openly gay lieutenant governor. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025

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