second gentleman

[ sek-uhnd jen-tl-muhn ]

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noun

plural second gentlemen.

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.
Often Second Gentleman. the husband of the second-ranking government official of any country.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of second gentleman¹

First recorded in 1980–85

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Second Lady Usha Vance’s old law firm opposes the president’s intimidation effort while former Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff is crossways with his law firm.

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As it happens, the nation’s former second gentleman, as Doug Emhoff was known, is also crossways with his legal firm.

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Former Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff is joining the white-shoe law firm of Willkie Farr & Gallagher, and plans to split his time between Los Angeles and New York, the firm announced Monday.

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Hours after attending President Trump’s inauguration, Harris and former second gentleman Doug Emhoff landed at Burbank Airport and headed to a former auto repair shop in Altadena.

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As I walked past the plaque of the “office of the second gentleman,” my heart broke yet again with the realization that this too was historic.

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second-generation second growth

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