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.

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Meanings

lieutenant governor1

nounlieutenant governor (plural lieutenant governors)

plural lieutenant governors · alternative lieutenant-governor

  1. governmentThe 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. CanadagovernmentThe representative of the Crown in the provincial legislatures of Canada.
  3. USgovernmentThe 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.

Lieutenant Governor2

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

Translations

Bulgarian вицегубернатор
  • вицегубернатор (vicegubernator)second-in-command of a governor
Dutch luitenant-gouverneur
  • luitenant-gouverneursecond-in-command of a governor
Finnish varakuvernööri
  • varakuvernöörisecond-in-command of a governor
French lieutenant-gouverneur
  • lieutenant-gouverneursecond-in-command of a governor
German Vizegouverneur
  • Vizegouverneursecond-in-command of a governor
Indonesian wakil gubernur
  • wakil gubernursecond-in-command of a governor
Japanese 副総督, 副知事
  • 副総督 (fukusōtoku)second-in-command of a governor
  • 副知事 (fukuchiji)second-in-command of a governor
Portuguese vice-governador
  • vice-governadorsecond-in-command of a governor
Russian ви́це-губерна́тор
  • ви́це-губерна́тор (více-gubernátor)second-in-command of a governor
Spanish vicegobernador
  • vicegobernadorsecond-in-command of a governor
Tagalog bise gobernador, pangalawang gobernador
  • bise gobernadorsecond-in-command of a governor
  • pangalawang gobernadorsecond-in-command of a governor
Cite this entry
APA

lieutenant governor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lieutenant%20governor

MLA

“lieutenant governor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lieutenant%20governor. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lieutenant governor,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lieutenant%20governor.

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