FIRST LADY Definition & Meaning

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first lady

[furst leee-dee]

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noun

plural

first ladies

Often First Lady the wife of the U.S. president, or the wife of a current governor or mayor.
Often First Lady the wife of the head of any country.
the First Lady of Brazil.
the foremost woman in any art, profession, or the like.
Helen Hayes, the first lady of American theater.

first lady

noun

(in the US) the wife or official hostess of a chief executive, esp of a state governor or a president
a woman considered to be at the top of her profession or art
the first lady of jazz

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of first lady¹

First recorded in 1850–55

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"We both accepted, so I will be going there with the first lady at a certain point and he will be coming here hopefully with the first lady of China."

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You may have seen it: Last Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron’s wife, Brigitte, got tongues wagging when she did something that seemed entirely out of character for the painfully elegant first lady.

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The former first lady has not accompanied her husband to several high-profile events – including Donald Trump's inauguration and the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter – fuelling speculation that they might be separating.

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The first lady announced that a White House garden tour event that had been scheduled for that day was postponed because of security concerns.

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Just two weeks before President Trump’s inauguration, Amazon Prime Video made a unexpected announcement — the company would release a documentary about Melania Trump, with the first lady serving as an executive producer.

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