Gubernatorial

//ˌɡ(j)ubə(r)nəˈtɔriəl// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to a governor or the office of governor. not-comparable

    "The RNC entered June with about $72.4 million in cash reserves, nearly five times the $15 million stockpiled by the DNC, as the two parties gear up for gubernatorial races this fall and next year’s costly midterm elections for Congress."

Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to a governor wordnet

Synonyms

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absolutearistocraticauthoritarianautocraticautonomousbureaucratic

Example

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"Local music groups in northern Nigeria are being paid to canvass votes for candidates in the gubernatorial race that opens Saturday, two weeks after the presidential polls."

Etymology

From Latin gubernātor (“governor”), from gubernō (“govern”), + -ial.

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