gubernatorial

English

WOTD – 14 May 2010

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌɡ(j)uː.bə.nəˈtɔː.ɹi.əl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɡ(j)ubə(r)nəˈtɔriəl/

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• Hyphenation: gu‧ber‧na‧to‧ri‧al
• Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəl

Adjective

gubernatorial (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to a governor or the office of governor.

   Synonym: executive

   • 2025 June 21, Fredreka Schouten and Arit John, “The DNC’s cash crunch deepens as new filings show Republicans with a huge advantage”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     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.

Hyponyms

• presidential

Derived terms

• gubernatorially
• nongubernatorial

Related terms

• govern
• governmental
• governor
• gubernation
• gubernator

Translations

of or pertaining to a governor

• Armenian: նահանգապետական (hy) (nahangapetakan)
• Dutch: gouverneurs (nl)
• Finnish: kuvernöörin (fi) (genitive of noun)
• Georgian: საგუბერნატორო (sagubernaṭoro), გუბერნატორისა (gubernaṭorisa), მმართველისა (mmartvelisa), გამგებლისა (gamgeblisa)
• German: Gouverneurs-
• Hungarian: kormányzói (hu), kormányzó- (hu)
• Italian: governatoriale
• Polish: gubernatorski (pl)
• Russian: губерна́торский (ru) (gubernátorskij)
• Spanish: gubernativo (es), gubernamental (es), gobernativo (es) (rare)