English Dictionary

favorite son

noun

(US) A successful man from a particular area. / (politics) A male party member to whom the leadership is likely to assign a prominent role.

He is the favorite son of our town.

意味（1）

(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.

意味（2）

(politics) A male party member to whom the leadership is likely to assign a prominent role.

意味（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.