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First lady
Honorary title of the wife of a president or head of state / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the unofficial title for the spouses or partners of elected heads of state. For other uses, see First Lady (disambiguation).
First lady or first gentleman is an unofficial title usually used for the spouse, and occasionally used for the offspring or other relative, of a non-monarchical head of state or chief executive.[1][2][3] The term is also used to describe a person seen to be at the top of her profession or art.[4]
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The title has also been used for the spouse of a head of government who is not also head of state.[5][6][7][8] It has also been used to refer to the spouses of the leaders of administrative divisions within a country.[9]