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lehendakari

Lehendakari (Basque president)

noun leh-en-dah-KAH-ree Less Common
People & Society Politics

Origin: From Basque, a 20th-century coinage from lehen (first) plus the agent suffix -ari.

Usage Note

Lehendakari is the official Basque title for the President of the Basque Government; it is used untranslated in Spanish-language journalism and official documents. The word is borrowed wholesale from Basque and treated as an invariable masculine noun in Spanish contexts. Its Spanish equivalent would be presidente del Gobierno Vasco.

Examples

"El lehendakari presentó el nuevo presupuesto."

Natural Translation

The Lehendakari presented the new budget.

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