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n. - A distinguished female operatic singer.

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  • You know, Diana Ross said you've got to earn the title diva, and it's okay.
  • To them, a diva is exactly what we need in the White House.
  • But the daytime diva is also routinely toasted for her taste in clothes.
  • Imagine allowing this entitled diva having any control over the FBI or IRS?
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  • You would not expect a "diva" (an opera singer, usually quite temperamental) to "dive" (a rapid descent) into the audience like a rock star.
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