second lady
Americannoun
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second ladies
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Often Second Lady the wife of the U.S. vice president, or the wife of a current state or local official ranking immediately below the governor or mayor.
Pennsylvania's Second Lady.
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Often Second Lady the wife of the second-ranking government official of any country.
the second lady of Ghana.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of second lady
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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It was the first time in more than 150 years that a sitting second lady has had a child while her husband was in office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Even though Usha Vance left her career as a high-powered lawyer to be second lady, she hasn’t bothered to mask her discontent and her desire to return to the legal profession.
From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2025
He hobnobbed in New York City with Eric Trump and Mehta and snapped a photograph at a conference on U.S.-India relations in Washington with the second lady, Usha Vance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
The political views of America’s second lady are something of a well-kept mystery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025
Next, the second lady measured my height and the thickness of my arm.
From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince
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