gubernatorial

gubernatorial \GOO-ber-nuh-TOR-ee-uhl\, adjective:
Of or pertaining to a governor.

That's the Word of the Day for Aug. 31 (at this writing, still the day's date on the feed)

Nothing earth-shattering, but I'm wondering if this particular word was planned in advance, or because McCain picked Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his vp. If it's the latter, then kudos to the website for picking a word that was sure to generate some hits. If it's the former, then it's one of those odd coincidences that make life a bit more interesting.

Every time I see the word "gubernatorial" and especially when I hear it used on TV, I always think of Jimmy Carter, our former president who was also a governor.

Not because gubernatorial means "of or pertaining to a governor", though.

No, it's because Carter raised peanuts before entering politics.

He was very goobernatorial.