lieutenant governor
The state representative of, or second-in-command of a governor, or Crown, who usually…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.
Meaning
3 sensesThe state representative of, or second-in-command of a governor, or Crown, who usually acts as the nominal chief executive officer of the realm.
Vizegouverneur
ви́це-губерна́торvíce-gubernátor
(Canada)The representative of the Crown in the provincial legislatures of Canada.
(US)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.
an elected official serving as deputy to the governor of a state of the United States
Examples
1 sentencesSoon after his arrival he was created a Baronet, and was subsequently appointed Lieutenant-Governor.