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[[File:Michelle Obama and the spouses of the G20 leaders.jpg|thumb|right|First ladies in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], September 25, 2009]]
 
'''First Lady''' is an official title usually used for the wife, and occasionally used for the daughter or other female relative, of a non-[[monarchy|monarchicalPresident]], [[head of stateGovernor]], or [[chiefa executive]].<ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20lady ''First Lady'', Merriam-Webster Dictionary], retrieved 2014-12-30</ref><ref>[http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/First-LadyPrime ''Firstminister|Prime Lady'', Oxford DictionariesMinister], retrieved 2014-12-30</ref><ref>Amanda Foreman, "Our First Ladies and Their Predecessors", ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'', May 30–31, 2015, C11, https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-first-ladies-and-their-predecessors-1432830990, retrieved 2015-5-30</ref> The term is also used to describe a woman seen to be at the top of her profession or art.<ref>[http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/first-lady ''First Lady'', Collins English Dictionary], retrieved 2014-12-30</ref>
 
The title has also been used for the wife of a head of government who is not also head of state.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McGuirk |first1=Rod |title=Australian first lady ‘flattered’ by ‘delicious’ description |url=https://apnews.com/article/a60ddf8ed23e4f0dae7f9b943cc5878b |access-date=20 September 2021 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=2 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="visentin20180826">{{Cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/jenny-morrison-australia-s-new-first-lady-20180825-p4zzr2.html |title=Jenny Morrison, Australia's new first lady |last=Visentin |first=Lisa |date=26 August 2018 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=20 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.herald.ie/incoming/step-forward-fionnuala-taoiseachs-wife-and-his-perfect-partner-as-he-runs-country-27980889.html|title=Step forward Fionnuala -- Taoiseach's wife and his perfect partner as he runs country - Herald.ie}}</ref><ref name="SGFirstLady">{{cite news |last1=Lin |first1=Yijun |title=【第一配偶】最會賺錢第一夫人:何晶將從新加坡淡馬錫退休 年薪至今仍是謎|trans-title="First Spouse"- The most moneymaking First Lady: Ho Ching set to retire from Temasek (Holdings). Her annual salary is still a mystery |url=https://vip.udn.com/vip/story/121937/5728782 |access-date=27 September 2021 |work=[[United Daily News]] |date=19 September 2021 |language=zh-tw}}</ref> It has also been used to refer to the wives of the leaders of [[Administrative division]]s within a country.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Governor |url=https://evers.wi.gov/Pages/About/About_Tony.aspx |website=Governor [[Tony Evers]] |publisher=Government of Wisconsin |access-date=27 September 2021}}</ref>