Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to a governor.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to a governor: as, a gubernatorial election; gubernatorial duties.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to a governor, or to government.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a
governor .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective relating to a governor
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The issue has emerged, however, in gubernatorial campaigns in Minnesota and Iowa.
Economic worries overshadow all others Sandhya Somashekhar 2010
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Ehrlich's promise to roll back an O'Malley sales tax increase, clamp down on spending and approve more charter schools failed to generate the same momentum that helped Republicans win gubernatorial elections last year in New Jersey and Virginia.
O'Malley turns back Ehrlich's challenge Aaron C. Davis 2010
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TARP has also reared its head in gubernatorial races.
TARP: How it's playing in the midterm campaigns Felicia Sonmez 2010
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Denver Post: Hickenlooper outraises McInnis in gubernatorial race
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We are also making two other ratings changes in gubernatorial races:
Ohio governors race a "toss up" (again) Chris Cillizza 2010
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GOP victories in gubernatorial races could give them a big advantage in future congressional redistricting.
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Thanks to the 2010 Census, the stakes are especially high in gubernatorial and state legislative races around the country -- because these officials will have major influence over the gerrymandering process.
Why Texas and Florida Matter John Fund 2010
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In a worrisome sign for Democrats, the GOP streamrolled liberal candidates in gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia on Tuesday.
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The union has also donated a total of $5 million to the Democratic Governors Association and Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, making it the top donor to the Democrats 'efforts to win gubernatorial and state-legislative races.
Campaign's Big Spender Brody Mullins 2010
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* Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker -- "Saturn":
The 10 best TV ads of the 2010 primaries Chris Cillizza 2010
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