I am talking about the usage of the term in English language. The term Taoiseach is even defined in the Irish constitution as “the Prime Minister”, according to Wikipedia. So I wonder if there’s a historic reason the term is left untranslated in English language, unlike terms for equivalent offices in other countries.
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Ireland and Britain have a very long and bloody relationship, there has been conflict for almost all of their recorded history. Insisting on the use of Irish titles is a way of asserting Irish national identity after finally breaking away from the British Empire.
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