Buttigieg
Indiana mayor, cabinet
Buttigieg is a surname of Maltese origin, in American usage associated with Pete Buttigieg, U.S.
Secretary of Transportation under President Biden and the first openly gay cabinet member confirmed by the Senate.
He previously served as mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and ran for president in 2020.
The name is pronounced roughly "BOOT-edge-edge."
Elected head of municipality
- transportationMoving people or goods
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
- South BendNorthern Indiana municipality
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
Democratic · presidential · candidate · infrastructure · Biden · administration · primary · 2020
Sexual and gender minorities
- gayAttracted to same sex
- marriedJoined in matrimony
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- representationDepiction or likeness
husband · historic · openly · pride · milestone · visibility · first · equality
One knowing many languages
- NorwegianFrom Oslo's homeland
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- RhodesGreek Aegean island
- scholarLearned, studious person
Harvard · Oxford · eloquent · multilingual · intellectual · debater · languages · speaker
Experienced former soldier
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- AfghanistanCentral Asian landlocked nation
- reserveSupply kept back
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
deployment · service · lieutenant · combat · duty · patriotism · uniform · enlisted
mayor
Elected head of municipality
- transportationMoving people or goods
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
- South BendNorthern Indiana municipality
cabinet · Democratic · presidential · candidate · infrastructure · Biden · administration · primary · 2020 · moderate
LGBTQ
Sexual and gender minorities
- gayAttracted to same sex
- marriedJoined in matrimony
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
representation · husband · historic · openly · pride · milestone · visibility · first · equality · community
polyglot
One knowing many languages
- NorwegianFrom Oslo's homeland
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- RhodesGreek Aegean island
scholar · Harvard · Oxford · eloquent · multilingual · intellectual · debater · languages · speaker · fluent
veteran
Experienced former soldier
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- AfghanistanCentral Asian landlocked nation
- reserveSupply kept back
officer · deployment · service · lieutenant · combat · duty · patriotism · uniform · enlisted · honorable
ButtigiegMike Pence
Ron DeSantis · Donald Trump · Marjorie Taylor Greene · Ted Cruz · Matt Gaetz
ButtigiegJoe Biden
Bernie Sanders · Nancy Pelosi · Mitch McConnell · Donald Trump