Dictionary entry overview: What does dispossessed mean? â¢ DISPOSSESSED (adjective) The adjective DISPOSSESSED has 1 sense: 1. physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security Familiarity information: DISPOSSESSED used as an adjective is very rare.
As of August 2017, there are 34 Republican governors, 15 Democrats, and 1 Independent. This is the most governorships held at one time by either party since 1984, when the Democrats held 34 seats. **West Virginia Governor Jim Justice was elected as a Democrat but changed his party affiliation to Republican in August 2017.
1 One governor has served two terms, and was elected to a non-consecutive third term: 2  Jerry Brown in 2010 (Brown and George Deukmejian are the most recent living former governors of California who were elected to two terms before the term limits were enacted on November 6, 1990).