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gubernatorial

[goo-ber-nuh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-, gyoo-] / ˌgu bər nəˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-, ˌgyu- /
ADJECTIVE
governing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administrative dominant guiding ruling
STRONG
absolute ascendant conducting controlling determining directing dominating executive mastering ordering overseeing restraining superintending
WEAK
authoritative influential magisterial presidential regulatory supervisory supreme
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inferior subordinate
WEAK
powerless tributary
ADJECTIVE
governmental
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administrative bureaucratic legal legislative presidential regulatory supervisory
WEAK
executive magisterial official sovereign

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She is the first woman to hold that office after winning in November with 57% of the vote, the highest share for any Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Virginia since Albertis Harrison in 1961.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

Within hours of the accusations surfacing on Friday, he lost the backing of prominent supporters for his gubernatorial run and many of his staff members resigned.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Still, top allies intensified pressure on him to exit the gubernatorial race in which he was projected as one of the frontrunners among Democratic candidates.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

An ID isn’t required to register or vote in California elections in which federal offices aren’t contested, such as the 2021 gubernatorial recall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

And so when Federalist leaders from New York approached him as a prospective candidate for the gubernatorial race, he indicated a willingness to switch party affiliations and run in his home state as a Federalist.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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