favorite son
English
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Noun
[edit]favorite son (plural favorite sons)
- (US) A successful man from a particular area.
- After two decades in Silicon Valley creating a billion-dollar company, Ohio's favorite son returns home.
- (politics) A male party member to whom the leadership is likely to assign a prominent role.
- (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.
Coordinate terms
[edit]- favorite daughter (female equivalent)