second gentleman
Americannoun
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second gentlemen
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Often Second Gentleman the husband of the U.S. vice president, or the husband of a current state or local official ranking immediately below the governor or mayor.
America's first Second Gentleman.
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Often Second Gentleman the husband of the second-ranking government official of any country.
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of second gentleman
First recorded in 1980–85
Example Sentences
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He left his law firm that year to focus full-time on his role as "second gentleman", a position that has pulled him out of relative obscurity.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2024
What do you want to make sure you do, as second gentleman?
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2024
Even in a city full of A-listers, the vice president and the second gentleman — and the traffic jams that follow them — are hard to escape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2024
Biden and Harris will be joined by their spouses, first lady Jill Biden and second gentleman Doug Emhoff.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
He was cross-examined by the second gentleman, but was not subjected to much annoyance.
From John Caldigate by Anthony Trollope
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