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

Democratic runoffs include lieutenant governor, attorney general, state Board of Education Place 5 and Congressional District 17. —Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026

Students told the Herald that Nuñez, a former lieutenant governor under DeSantis, has held closed-door meetings with select student leaders to discuss the recent chat messages, but there hasn’t been a larger conversation. —Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026

Parkes has decided to challenge him for lieutenant governor instead. —Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 19 Mar. 2026

Tracy, who lost a state Senate race as a Democrat in 2002 and finished third out of six in the Republican lieutenant governor primary race in 2010, painted himself as a moderate bridge-builder this election. —Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026

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