favorite son (English, noun)
expansion: favorite son (plural favorite sons)
Senses:
glosses: A successful man from a particular area.
tags: US
topics: government
politics
glosses: A male party member to whom the leadership is likely to assign a prominent role.
topics: government
politics
glosses: 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
Forms:
form: favorite sons
tags: plural