Favorite son
Favorite son noun - A United States politician favored mainly in his or her home state.
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Synonyms for Favorite son
Successor and favorite son are semantically related. in job topic. In some cases you can use "Successor" instead a noun phrase "Favorite son".
Successor
Successor noun - A person who follows next in order.
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Synonyms for Successor
Favorite son and successor are semantically related. You can use "Favorite son" instead a noun "Successor".
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Related pairs
- candidate and favorite son
- candidate and successor
- runner and favorite son
- runner and successor
- contender and favorite son
- contender and successor
- entrant and favorite son
- entrant and successor
- stumper and favorite son
- stumper and successor
- seeker and favorite son
- seeker and successor
- write-in and favorite son
- write-in and successor
Both terms in one sentence
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Tokugawa Hidetada: His favorite son and eventual successor in Shogun line.
Source: Useful Notes / Tokugawa Ieyasu
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