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lieutenant governor

noun

  1. an elected official of a State who ranks below the governor and substitutes for the governor in case of the latter's absence or death
  2. the official head of the government of a Canadian province, appointed by the governor general

See lieutenant governor in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun Abbr. Lt. Gov.
  1. An elected official ranking just below the governor of a state in the United States.
  2. The nonelective chief of government of a Canadian province.

Related Forms:

  • lieutenant governorship noun
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