gubernatorial

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  1. adjective Of or relating to a governor.

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  • He called her gubernatorial tax record "uninspiring," given her tax hike on oil companies and small state-level tax cuts, such as a one-year, $40 million suspension of state fuel taxes. —  ScrippsNews - current events, culture, commentary, community
  • Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison will raise money for her gubernatorial campaign in Round Rock today. —  wacotrib - Latest News Headlines
  • More substantively, Blackwell has a record of huge spending increases and embarrassing electoral results in his years as Ohio's secretary of state and as a 2006 gubernatorial candidate; and Michigan GOP chair Saul Anuzis oversaw crushing defeates in the 2008 senate, gubernatorial, and presidential races —  Reason Magazine - All Reason Articles from the Past Year: Page 1
  • Willington who has been the MassGOP's Political Director since January, 2006 has experience in state representative, congressional, gubernatorial, and presidential campaigns. —  Hub Politics
  • That's why I suggested above, gubernatorial-based PVI —  Swing State Project
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  1. From Latin gubernātor, governor, from gubernāre, to govern; see govern.

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  1. from Latin gubernator, a steersman, governor, from gubernare, govern: see governor, govern.
 

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/gjubərnəˈtoʊriəl/
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