FLOTUS
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfloʊ.təs/
- Rhymes: -əʊtəs
Noun
FLOTUS (plural FLOTUSes)
- (US politics) Acronym of First Lady of the United States.
Usage notes
- The term First Lady was not used until the funeral of Dolley Madison in 1849, the wife of President James Madison (whose term was from 1809 to 1817), by then-President Zachary Taylor, for the wife of a president of the United States.[1][2][3]
Synonyms
Obsolete terms for FLOTUS
See also
References
- ^ History Channel; "Dolley Madison"; eds. History.com; 9 November 2009
- ^ SoftSchools.com; "First Ladies of the White House"
- ^ Côté, Richard N. (2005) Strength and Honor: The Life of Dolley Madison, Corinthian Books, →ISBN, page 261