taoiseach
/ˈtiʃək/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Taoiseach (“head of the government of Ireland”).
Example Sentences
- "Article 28. […] 5. 1º The head of the Government, or Prime Minister, shall be called, and is in this Constitution referred to as, the Taoiseach. 2º The Taoiseach shall keep the President generally informed on matters of domestic and international policy."
- "To cope with the situation created at home by the war so close at hand, an Taoiseach (Prime Minister [Éamon] de Valera) rearranged his cabinet and formed a Ministry of Supplies under one of his ablest men."
- "The only leader of the 1916 Easter rebellion to escape hanging, [Éamon d]e Valera lost the civil war, then won elections that made him taoiseach (prime minister) for 19 years."
- "The Constitution of Ireland, art. 13, requires that the President of Ireland, the formal head of state, appoints the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) on the nomination of the Dáil Eireann (a popular elected legislative Chamber of Deputies). Ther same provision also requires that the President appoints the other members of the government on the nomination of the Taoiseach with the previous approval of the Dáil."
- "So what if they didn't have their Christmas Eve drinks party with the two Taoiseachs? They would have the satisfaction of knowing they could have."
- "Although Taoisigh insist that choices are based on merit and capacity, they show a remarkable tendency to surround themselves with loyalists."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈtiʃək/
- British English: /ˈtiːʃəx/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Law.