first ladynoun [ C ]
uk/ˌfɜːst ˈleɪ.di/us/ˌfɝːst ˈleɪ.di/a woman who is married to the political leader of a country or a part of a country
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Leaders of national & regional governments
- chancellor
- chief executive
- demagogue
- Downing Street
- dynasty
- first minister
- lieutenant governor
- Member of Parliament
- MP
- Number Ten
- oligarch
- presidency
- president
- prime minister
- prime-ministerial
- regent
- ruler
- veep
- vice president
- VP
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Examples from literature
- And you will be one of the first ladies in the world, as nature has always intended you to be.
- Not for a moment during all those two hours was he allowed to remember that his host and hostess were the President of the United States and the first lady of the land!
- Won't you come to the capital with me—to be the first lady of the state?