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FAVOURITE SON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does favourite son mean? 

FAVOURITE SON (noun)
  The noun FAVOURITE SON has 1 sense:

1. a politician favored mainly in his or her home state

  Familiarity information: FAVOURITE SON used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FAVOURITE SON (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A politician favored mainly in his or her home state

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

favorite son; favourite son

Hypernyms ("favourite son" is a kind of...):

campaigner; candidate; nominee (a politician who is running for public office)


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