gubernationaladj.
/ˌɡuːbəˈneɪʃn̩(ə)l/, /ˌɡuːbəˈneɪʃən(ə)l/, U.S. /ˌɡubərˈneɪʃənəl/ Originally and chiefly U.S.
= gubernatorial adj. 1.
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society > authority > rule or government > [adjective]
gubernative1532
archical1651
regiminal1746
gubernatory1754
gubernational1819
1819 Providence (Rhode Island) Patriot 4 Sept. The Gubernational election takes place in Vermont this month.
1868 Anthropol. Rev. 2 126 The ethnic origin..of the hereditarily gubernational classes, from Persia to Ireland.
1881 Hist. Johnson County, Missouri xx. 118 Sessions of the legislature were made biennial, and the gubernational term changed from two to four years.
1901 Rep. Surveyor to Governor Territory of Hawaii 82 At first there were two [boundary commissioners] for each gubernational district.
1924 Daily Times Enterprise (Thomasville, Georgia) 16 Jan. 1/1 The race for the gubernational nomination was the center of interest, a three-cornered contest.
1963 W. G. Carleton Revol. Amer. Foreign Policy: Global Range viii. 417 In Argentina..congressional and guber- national elections in 1962 brought impressive gains for the Peronists.
2010 Augusta (Georgia) Chron. (Nexis) 29 Oct. (News) a1 Gubernational candidate Nathan Deal said he would not only pay attention to the needs of the state, but also the needs of Augustans.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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