gubernatorial
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gu·ber·na·to·ri·al

adjective \ˌgü-bə(r)-nə-ˈtr-ē-əl, ˌgyü-, ˌg-\

Definition of GUBERNATORIAL

: of or relating to a governor

Origin of GUBERNATORIAL

Latin gubernator governor, steersman, from gubernare to govern — more at govern
First Known Use: 1734

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

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