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
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County election officials then have until Dec. 4 to certify the results of their verification of signatures, and the lieutenant governor, Eleni Kounalakis, must call a recall election between 60 and 80 days from the date of certification of sufficient signatures.
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Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
California’s Democratic secretary of state also declined efforts to remove Trump from its ballot, despite calls from the state’s lieutenant governor to do so.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
The lieutenant governor position is also not historically one that garners a large amount of public attention.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 29 Feb. 2024
The couple, in their 30s, were married by a former Minnesota senate minority leader and were given a blessing by the lieutenant governor of Minnesota, Edwin said.
—Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 27 Feb. 2024
Duncan served as Georgia's lieutenant governor from 2019 to 2023.
—Rick Klein, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2024
The last exception to that came in 2014, when former Republican Bill Walker ran with the leading Democrat as his lieutenant governor and won the governorship of Alaska running as an independent unity ticket.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
Newsom, who was then serving as California’s lieutenant governor, reported an undisclosed amount of income from Flynn’s company that year.
—Daniela Sirtori-Cortina, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2024
Strategic regularly makes four- and five-figure philanthropic donations to local causes; New York’s lieutenant governor cut the ribbon at its Buffalo office opening.
—Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2024
Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
California’s Democratic secretary of state also declined efforts to remove Trump from its ballot, despite calls from the state’s lieutenant governor to do so.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
The lieutenant governor position is also not historically one that garners a large amount of public attention.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 29 Feb. 2024
The couple, in their 30s, were married by a former Minnesota senate minority leader and were given a blessing by the lieutenant governor of Minnesota, Edwin said.
—Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 27 Feb. 2024
Duncan served as Georgia's lieutenant governor from 2019 to 2023.
—Rick Klein, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2024
The last exception to that came in 2014, when former Republican Bill Walker ran with the leading Democrat as his lieutenant governor and won the governorship of Alaska running as an independent unity ticket.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
Newsom, who was then serving as California’s lieutenant governor, reported an undisclosed amount of income from Flynn’s company that year.
—Daniela Sirtori-Cortina, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2024
Strategic regularly makes four- and five-figure philanthropic donations to local causes; New York’s lieutenant governor cut the ribbon at its Buffalo office opening.
—Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2024
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“Lieutenant governor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lieutenant%20governor. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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