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lieutenant governor definition

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
    also lieutenant-governor lieuten′ant-gov′ernor

    noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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