"favorite son" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: favorite sons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} favorite son (plural favorite sons)
  1. (US) A successful man from a particular area. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-favorite_son-en-noun-3oA4Sp1s Categories (other): American English
  2. (politics) A male party member to whom the leadership is likely to assign a prominent role. Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-favorite_son-en-noun-jW1CP5gV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 66 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 79 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 80 16 Topics: government, politics
  3. (US politics) A male candidate chosen by a state delegation for an initial ballot, in the knowledge that other delegations will not prefer this candidate, for the purpose of negotiation. Tags: US Categories (topical): US politics
    Sense id: en-favorite_son-en-noun-NtK9Q8PT Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: prodigal son Coordinate_terms: favorite daughter [feminine]

Inflected forms

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