lieutenant governor
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See also: Lieutenant Governor and lieutenant-governor
English
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[edit]Noun
[edit]lieutenant governor (plural lieutenant governors)
- (government) The state representative of, or second-in-command of a governor, or Crown, who usually acts as the nominal chief executive officer of the realm.
- (Canada, government) The representative of the Crown in the provincial legislatures of Canada.
- (US, government) The next-in-line to the chief executive of a primary political division of the United States of America, such as a state, second to the governor.
Translations
[edit]second-in-command of a governor
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