gubernatorial

adjective

gu·​ber·​na·​to·​ri·​al ˌgü-bər-nə-ˈtȯr-ē-əl 

ˌgyü-, 

ˌgu̇-, 

-bə-

: of or relating to a governor

the gubernatorial election

Examples of gubernatorial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Anxiety over the cost of living, the state of the economy and access to health care have dominated conversations along the campaign trail for Bottoms and the rest of the crowd of Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls. —Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 13 May 2026

Jacobson said there is still fluidity in the mayoral race, especially as voters continue to hang on to their ballots due to the volatility of the California gubernatorial race. —Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026

Ahead of this year's gubernatorial election, Mastriano weighed another run for governor, ultimately deciding not to run against Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity, who is challenging Shapiro's reelection bid. —Mike Darnay, CBS News, 12 May 2026

The California gubernatorial race is very crowded, with 20 Democratic candidates and 12 Republicans headed into the jungle primary election on June 5. —Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 12 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Latin gubernator governor, steersman, from gubernare to govern — more at govern

First Known Use

1734, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gubernatorial

• categorial
• curatorial
• dictatorial
• directorial
• editorial
• equatorial
• immemorial
• infusorial
• janitorial
• professorial
• reportorial
• senatorial

Kids Definition

gubernatorial

adjective

gu·​ber·​na·​to·​ri·​al ˌgüb-ə(r)-nə-ˈtōr-ē-əl 

ˌgyüb-, 

-ˈtȯr-

: of or relating to a governor