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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
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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