lieutenant governor

noun

: a deputy or subordinate governor: such as

a

: an elected official serving as deputy to the governor of an American state

b

: the formal head of the government of a Canadian province appointed by the federal government as the representative of the crown

lieutenant governorship noun

Examples of lieutenant governor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The lieutenant governor's office referred questions to Life Church. —Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 21 Nov. 2025

Republicans also lost the lieutenant governor’s race, as well as the attorney general race, as Democrats expanded control of the House of Delegates to 64 seats after entering Election Day with 51 seats. —Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 18 Nov. 2025

The salary increases for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general are a smaller pay bump than the 2% increase the commission approved for constitutional officers a year ago. —Arkansas Online, 14 Nov. 2025

Dale Caldwell will be New Jersey’s first male lieutenant governor. —Jared Gans, The Hill, 7 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1595, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

lieutenant governor

noun

1

: an elected official serving as deputy to the governor of an American state

2

: the formal head of the government of a Canadian province appointed to represent the crown