lieutenant governor
noun
Simple meaning
The next-in-line to the chief executive of a primary political division of the United States of America, such as a state, second to the governor.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
lootehnuhntguhvernerSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
luˈtɛnəntˈɡʌvɚnɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
USgovernment
The next-in-line to the chief executive of a primary political division of the United States of America, such as a state, second to the governor.
government
The state representative of, or second-in-command of a governor, or Crown, who usually acts as the nominal chief executive officer of the realm.
The title for someone who holds the lieutenant governor job.
USgovernment
An elected official serving as deputy to the governor of a state of the United States
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: (US, government) The next-in-line to the chief executive of a primary political division of the United States of America, such as a state, second to the governor.
Used this way, lieutenant governor is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in government or politics contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Government/politics
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