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First Lady is an unofficial title used for the wife of a head of state.[1] Collectively, the president and spouse are known as the First Couple.[2] If they have a family, they are usually referred to as the First Family.
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The term is sometimes used, particularly in the U.S., to refer to the spouse of other heads of state, even if they do not have that style in their own country. Some other countries have a title, formal or informal, that is or can be translated as first lady.[3] The title is not normally used for the wife of a prime minister or other head of government who is not also head of state.
Should a woman be elected to the US Presidency, her spouse would presumably be known as "The First Gentleman". Such usage was made in various literary works describing the term of a fictional woman President, such as The Coming of the Quantum Cats.