lieutenant governornoun [ C ]
uk/lefˌten.ənt ˈɡʌv.ən.ər//luːˌten.ənt ˈɡʌv.ɚ.nɚ/in the US, a state government official whose rank is just below the governor
in Canada, Australia, India, and some other countries, an official who represents the head of state in a province, state, territory, etc.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Leaders of national & regional governments
- chancellor
- chief executive
- demagogue
- Downing Street
- dynasty
- first lady
- head of state
- Member of Parliament
- MP
- Number Ten
- oligarch
- presidency
- president
- prime minister
- prime-ministerial
- regent
- ruler
- veep
- vice president
- VP
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