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单词 First Lady
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First Lady

noun

variants or first lady
plural First Ladies or first ladies
1
: the wife or female partner of the chief executive of a country or jurisdiction
It is a reminder of just how peculiar the role of First Lady is in American public life. She has a job with no salary, a platform with no power, an East Wing filled with staff but no budget. Jonathan Van Meter
As a supermodel, singer-songwriter, and former first lady of France, no one has had a career quite like Carla Bruni. Since her husband, Nicolas Sarkozy, left office in 2012, Bruni has focused on her music. Janelle Okwodu
also : someone who is not the wife or female partner of a chief executive but who fulfills the public duties of a First Lady
Unique among First Ladies, Harriet Lane acted as hostess for the only President who never married: James Buchanan, her favorite uncle and her guardian after she was orphaned at the age of eleven. Allida Black
2
: the leading woman of an art or profession
Back before Mobb Deep, before the whole Juice Crew, the first MC to blow up big out of the Bridge was hip hop's universally recognized First Lady, Roxanne Shanté. Sacha Jenkins
Carolyn Wells is the first lady of barbecue—alongside her late husband Gary Wells and friend Rick Welch, the three founded the Kansas City Barbeque Society in 1986. Damian Dominguez

Example Sentences

The President and the First Lady attended the concert. the first lady of American dance
Recent Examples on the Web The first lady plays the starring role in a campaign ad broadcast on Brazilian television on Tuesday. Time, 16 Sep. 2022 This, despite the persistent efforts of Americans who felt deeply about the issue, as Eleanor Roosevelt did, though the first lady was in no position to wield power in Congress or to do anything to enlarge the immigration quota. Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 Besides laying a wreath at the memorial and delivering remarks, the first lady was joined by members of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA to honor the Flight 93 crew members. Darlene Superville, ajc, 11 Sep. 2022 Besides laying a wreath at the memorial and delivering remarks, the first lady was joined by members of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA to honor the Flight 93 crew members. CBS News, 11 Sep. 2022 Watch the moment and hear the former first lady's response. CNN, 9 Sep. 2022 The former first lady then delved into the importance of the tradition of democracy. Robin Pogrebin, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 In McCurdy’s portrait, Barack Obama is girded for a test of wits; in Sprung’s portrait of Michelle Obama, the first lady is above the fray. Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 The former first lady then delved into the importance of the tradition of democracy. Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1

first lady

noun

as in grand old man

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