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male spouse

noun as in old man

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Leaning into that supporting role has been particularly important for Emhoff, the first male spouse of a president or vice president.

This story is now all too common among Russian women: A male spouse or partner hastily flees the country, unsure if he meets the mobilization criteria but not wanting to risk staying, while she remains.

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Were a male spouse—a Marty Ginsburg—to engage in the kinds of political advocacy and fundraising we have seen over decades from Ginni, nobody would decry criticism as sexist.

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He is the White male spouse of the first woman of color to reach such a prominent position in American politics.

Indeed, Douglas Emhoff — husband of Vice President Kamala Harris and the nation’s first “second gentleman” — is very active on behalf of the White House and is now “pioneering the role of male spouse to a woman in national office,” according to Los Angeles Times.

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