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First Gentleman

noun

Etymology

By analogy with First Lady.

Definitions

  1. The husband (or man of similar rank) of a chief executive of a nation

    The husband (or man of similar rank) of a chief executive of a nation; especially the husband of the President of a country.

    • President Macapagal-Arroyo had been amply forewarned. First Gentleman Miguel Arroyo said she “knew that her job as Vice President was to be prepared to take over[…]”

  2. The husband of a governor or mayor.

    • […] the governor’s residence and by the speeding ticket she received while driving the governor’s caro Governor Kay Orr (1987–91) and her husband, Bill, set a new precedent when they became the first woman governor and “First Gentleman”[…]
    • […] the museum acquired another first: the tuxedo that North Carolina's first First Gentleman wore to the inaugural ball.

  3. A man that is or was a spouse of the political chief executive, when speaking…

    A man that is or was a spouse of the political chief executive, when speaking non-specifically.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA