gubernatorial
adjective
gu·ber·na·to·ri·al
ˌgü-bər-nə-ˈtȯr-ē-əl 
ˌgyü-,
ˌgu̇-,
-bə-
: of or relating to a governor
the gubernatorial election
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Virginia's recent gubernatorial elections tend to sway based on the party in the White House, with typically winning when a Republican is in office.
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Trump selected Kari Lake, a former TV news anchor and Arizona gubernatorial candidate, to lead the news agency.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
Held in the odd year after the presidential election since 1869, Virginia’s gubernatorial race is a cyclical scorecard for voters’ moods and the issues at the forefront of the national consciousness.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
Donalds, a three-term congressman running in next year's Florida gubernatorial race, was asked a litany of often-testy questions, several of which focused on billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2025
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Trump selected Kari Lake, a former TV news anchor and Arizona gubernatorial candidate, to lead the news agency.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
Held in the odd year after the presidential election since 1869, Virginia’s gubernatorial race is a cyclical scorecard for voters’ moods and the issues at the forefront of the national consciousness.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
Donalds, a three-term congressman running in next year's Florida gubernatorial race, was asked a litany of often-testy questions, several of which focused on billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Gubernatorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gubernatorial. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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gubernatorial
adjective
gu·ber·na·to·ri·al
ˌgüb-ə(r)-nə-ˈtōr-ē-əl
ˌgyüb-,
-ˈtȯr-
: of or relating to a governor
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