adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˌɡ(j)uː.bə.nəˈtɔː.ɹi.əl/
US:/ˌɡ(j)ubə(r)nəˈtɔriəl/
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rhymes with -ɔːɹiəl
CMU ARPABET:G UW0 B ER2 N AH0 T AO1 R IY2 AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to a governor or the office of governor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: executive
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective
Meaning 2
relating to a governor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
gubernatorial election
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin gubernātor (“governor”), from gubernō (“govern”), + -ial.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
նահանգապետական
(nahangapetakan)
— of or pertaining to a governor
Dutch:
gouverneurs
— of or pertaining to a governor
Georgian:
საგუბერნატორო
(sagubernaṭoro)
— of or pertaining to a governor
Georgian:
გუბერნატორისა
(gubernaṭorisa)
— of or pertaining to a governor
Georgian:
მმართველისა
(mmartvelisa)
— of or pertaining to a governor
Georgian:
გამგებლისა
(gamgeblisa)
— of or pertaining to a governor
German:
Gouverneurs-
— of or pertaining to a governor
Hungarian:
kormányzói
— of or pertaining to a governor
Hungarian:
kormányzó-
— of or pertaining to a governor
Italian:
governatoriale
— of or pertaining to a governor
Polish:
gubernatorski
— of or pertaining to a governor
Russian:
губерна́торский
(gubernátorskij)
— of or pertaining to a governor
Spanish:
gubernativo
— of or pertaining to a governor
Spanish:
gubernamental
— of or pertaining to a governor
Spanish:
gobernativo
— of or pertaining to a governor
