tánaiste

/ˈtɔːnɪʃtə/

proper noun

the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Ireland

OriginIrish tánaiste →
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Meanings

tánaiste1

proper noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Tánaiste.

Tánaiste2

proper noun

alternative tánaiste

  1. Irishgovernmentthe Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Ireland

    On Thursday, the tánaiste, or deputy prime minister, Micheál Martin, described the personal abuse directed at lawmakers and their staff as “absolutely vile” and said some of the behaviour was “fascist-like”, Irish media reported.

    2023 September 21, Emma Graham-Harrison, “Alarm over ‘fascist-like’ protest at Ireland’s seat of government”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Origin

  1. Irishtánaiste“second-in-command, tanist”
  2. EnglishTánaiste

From Irish tánaiste (“second-in-command, tanist”). Doublet of tanist.

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APA

tánaiste. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/t%C3%A1naiste

MLA

“tánaiste.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/t%C3%A1naiste. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tánaiste,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/t%C3%A1naiste.

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