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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government
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noun
The representative of the Crown in the provincial legislatures of Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada
Topics: government
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: government
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noun
The title for someone who holds the lieutenant governor job.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
an elected official serving as deputy to the governor of a state of the United States
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: elected official
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Across languages
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