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gubernatorial Definition

gu·ber·na·to·rial (go̵̅o̅′bər nə tôr′ē əl, go̵̅o̅′bə nə-)

adjective

of a governor or the office of governor

Etymology: L gubernator, helmsman, governor < pp. of gubernare (see govern) + -ial

gubernatorial Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • election: Risch will serve as governor until January 2007, when he will be succeeded by the winner of the 2006 gubernatorial election.
  • candidate: Cape Wind may have gotten a boost when the Democratic gubernatorial candidate Patrick Deval endorsed the project.
  • race: The largest single contributor to California Governor Gray Davis's gubernatorial race: prison guards.

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