Meanings
plural lehendakaris
- The president of the Basque government.
A vote to choose the new Basque leader, or lehendakari, is expected this week.
2009 March 2, Victoria Burnett, “Nationalists in Basque Losing Vote in Assembly”, in New York Times
Origin
- Basquelehendakari
- Englishlehendakari
Borrowed from Basque lehendakari.
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Basque lehendakari
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Spanish lendakari
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lehendakari. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lehendakari
“lehendakari.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lehendakari. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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