单词 | the first lady of the republic |
释义 | > as lemmasthe first lady of the Republic P4. the first lady of the Republic: the wife of the chief executive officer of a republic (in early use, the United States). ΚΠ 1836 New-Bedford (Mass.) Mercury 1 Dec. She was not pleased with this demonstration of authority—and the future first lady of the Republic—wife of Mr. Van Buren's Vice President—took to her heels. 1877 Frank Leslie's Pop. Monthly Apr. 399/2 Mrs. Lucy Webb Hayes..for the next four years will dispense the hospitalities of the White House, and receive the homage due to the first lady of the Republic. 1889 Washington Post 3 Mar. 4/1 Mrs. Harrison, wife of the new President,..will, during her husband's term of office, be known as the ‘First Lady of the Republic’. 1979 J. M. Taylor Eva Perón (1981) iii. 39 He continued to write speeches for his star, now the First Lady of the Republic. 2003 S. Nadler Rembrandt's Jews ii. 103 It was time for the presiding minister to address the stadholder's wife, the first lady of the republic. < as lemmas |
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