ALL meanings of lieutenant governor
lieu·ten·ant gov·er·nor
L l - noun lieutenant governor a state officer next in rank to a governor, who takes the governor's place in case of the latter's absence, disability, or death. 1
- noun lieutenant governor British. a deputy governor. 1
- noun lieutenant governor the executive officer of a Canadian province appointed by the governor general. 1
- countable noun lieutenant governor A lieutenant governor is an elected official who acts as the deputy of a state governor in the United States. 0
- countable noun lieutenant governor A lieutenant governor is an official elected by the Canadian government to act as a representative of the British king or queen in a province of Canada. 0
- noun lieutenant governor a deputy governor 0
- noun lieutenant governor (in the US) an elected official who acts as deputy to a state governor and succeeds him or her if he or she dies 0
- noun lieutenant governor (in Canada) the representative of the Crown in a province: appointed by the federal government acting for the Crown 0
- noun lieutenant governor 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 0
- noun lieutenant governor the official head of the government of a Canadian province, appointed by the governor general 0