| 单词 | lieutenant governor |
| 释义 | lieutenant governorWord forms: plural lieutenant governors 1. countable noun A lieutenant governor is an elected official who acts as the deputy of a state governor in the United States. [US]2. countable noun A lieutenant governor is an official elected by the Canadian government to act as a representative of the British king or queen in a province of Canada. lieutenant governor in British Englishnoun 1. a deputy governor 2. (in the US) an elected official who acts as deputy to a state governor and succeeds him or her if he or she dies 3. lieutenant-governor (in Canada) the representative of the Crown in a province: appointed by the federal government acting for the Crown lieutenant governor in American English noun 1. an elected official of a State who ranks below the governor and substitutes for the governor in case of the latter's absence or death 2. the official head of the government of a Canadian province, appointed by the governor general : also lieuˈtenˈant-governor noun Examples of 'lieutenant governor' in a sentence |
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