lieutenant governor

noun

: a deputy or subordinate governor: such as

a

: an elected official serving as deputy to the governor of an American state

b

: the formal head of the government of a Canadian province appointed by the federal government as the representative of the crown

lieutenant governorship noun

Examples of lieutenant governor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Fetterman served as Pennsylvania’s 34th lieutenant governor before being elected to the Senate in 2022. —Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 June 2024

Beckwith will now join Braun on the November election ballot to face Democrat Jennifer McCormick, Libertarian Donald Rainwater and both parties' nominees for lieutenant governor. —John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 18 June 2024

Instead, her tenure as lieutenant governor has been muted, with journalists like George Skelton noting the lack of engagement. —Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 17 June 2024

Lawmakers, state Supreme Court justices and statewide officials like the lieutenant governor, attorney general, treasurer and secretary of state typically attend the address. —Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1595, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

lieutenant governor

noun

1

: an elected official serving as deputy to the governor of an American state

2

: the formal head of the government of a Canadian province appointed to represent the crown