FLOTUS
abbreviation or noun
: the First Lady of the United States
—often used like a nickname
Around the White House, they're known as POTUS and FLOTUS. Those are shorthand terms for president of the United States and first lady of the United States.—
Robert Haught
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European luxury houses are increasingly keen to dress FLOTUS for key occasions, according to her stylist Herve Pierre.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 20 Jan. 2025
There was a similar flurry of discourse when FLOTUS wore her navy wide-brimmed hat inside during her husband's second inauguration ceremony on January 20, 2025.
—Leah Bourne, Glamour, 20 Jan. 2025
In the meantime, however, there is one last campaign—and FLOTUS is on the march.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 July 2024
The accompanying profile, by Maya Singer, was written pre-debate, as the Vogue writer shadowed FLOTUS during two April campaign stops in Minnesota: one to speak to the coalition Women for Biden-Harris in Minneapolis, and another to speak to Educators for Biden-Harris.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 1 July 2024
Weber embroidered all of the federal flowers from every state and territory in the U.S. on FLOTUS’ evening coat and dress and Hearst nudged her into the spotlight in a social media post.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 24 June 2024
This isn’t the first time the former FLOTUS shared a message following one of Beyoncé’s releases.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
On Inauguration day, FLOTUS wore a sparkly blue coat and dress by up-and-coming designer Markarian and, later, a white Gabriela Hearst dress with flowers from all states and territories embroidered on the chest.
—Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 11 June 2021
But Melania Trump redefined the role of FLOTUS—by rejecting it.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2024
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 20 Jan. 2025
There was a similar flurry of discourse when FLOTUS wore her navy wide-brimmed hat inside during her husband's second inauguration ceremony on January 20, 2025.
—Leah Bourne, Glamour, 20 Jan. 2025
In the meantime, however, there is one last campaign—and FLOTUS is on the march.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 July 2024
The accompanying profile, by Maya Singer, was written pre-debate, as the Vogue writer shadowed FLOTUS during two April campaign stops in Minnesota: one to speak to the coalition Women for Biden-Harris in Minneapolis, and another to speak to Educators for Biden-Harris.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 1 July 2024
Weber embroidered all of the federal flowers from every state and territory in the U.S. on FLOTUS’ evening coat and dress and Hearst nudged her into the spotlight in a social media post.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 24 June 2024
This isn’t the first time the former FLOTUS shared a message following one of Beyoncé’s releases.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
On Inauguration day, FLOTUS wore a sparkly blue coat and dress by up-and-coming designer Markarian and, later, a white Gabriela Hearst dress with flowers from all states and territories embroidered on the chest.
—Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 11 June 2021
But Melania Trump redefined the role of FLOTUS—by rejecting it.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2024
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“FLOTUS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/FLOTUS. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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