Meaning

3 senses
  1. 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.

    Vizegouverneur

    ви́це-губерна́торvíce-gubernátor

  2. (Canada)The representative of the Crown in the provincial legislatures of Canada.

  3. (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 sentences
  1. Soon after his arrival he was created a Baronet, and was subsequently appointed Lieutenant-Governor.

Translations

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second-in-command of a governor:
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