vicelehendakari

deputy lehendakari

noun bee-seh-leh-en-dah-KAH-ree Rare

Origin: From Basque lehendakari (president) + the Spanish prefix vice-.

Usage Note

Vicelehendakari is the official title for the deputy president (vice-premier) of the Basque Country's regional government (Euskadi). The lehendakari is the head of that government; the vicelehendakari is the second-in-command. The term is used only in the specific context of Basque regional politics and is not interchangeable with vicepresidente.

Examples

"El vicelehendakari firmó el acuerdo."

Natural Translation

The deputy lehendakari signed the agreement.

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