Definitions for favorite son
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1. favorite sonnoun

   a United States politician favored mainly in his or her home state

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1. favorite sonnoun

   A politician whose electoral appeal derives from his or her regional appeal, rather than his or her political views

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1. Favorite son

   Favorite son (or favorite daughter) is a political term. At the quadrennial American national political party conventions, a state delegation sometimes nominates a candidate from the state, or less often from the state's region, who is not a viable candidate in the view of other delegations, and votes for this candidate in the initial ballot. The technique allows state leaders to negotiate with leading candidates in exchange for the delegation's support in subsequent ballots. The technique was widely used in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Since nationwide campaigns by candidates and binding primary elections have replaced brokered conventions, the technique has fallen out of use, as party rule changes in the early 1970s required candidates to have nominations from more than one state. A politician whose electoral appeal derives from their native state, rather than their political views is called a "favorite son". For example, in the United States, a presidential candidate will usually win the support of their home state(s). Especially in parliamentary systems, a "favorite son" is a party member to whom the party leadership is likely to assign a prominent role, for example, Paul Martin while Jean Chrétien was the Prime Minister of Canada, or Gordon Brown while Tony Blair was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

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1. favorite son

   A favorite son is a term often used in politics referring to a person from a specific region or state who is popular among their constituents or political party. This person is often considered as a preferred candidate for political, leadership or other high-edification roles, either by the public or by political leaders within their party. The term can also be used generally to refer to anyone favored or preferred in a certain group or organization.

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1. Favorite son

   A favorite son is a political term. ⁕At the quadrennial American national political party conventions, a state delegation sometimes nominates and votes for a candidate from the state, or less often from the state's region, who is not a viable candidate. The technique allows state leaders to negotiate with leading candidates in exchange for the delegation's support. The technique was widely used in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Since nationwide campaigns by candidates and binding primary elections have replaced brokered conventions, the technique has fallen out of use. ⁕A politician whose electoral appeal derives from his or her native state, rather than his or her political views is called a "favorite son." For example, in the United States, a presidential candidate will usually win the support of his or her home state. ⁕Especially in parliamentary systems, a "favorite son" is a party member to whom the party leadership is likely to assign a prominent role, for example, Paul Martin while Jean Chrétien was Prime Minister in Canada, or Gordon Brown while Tony Blair was Prime Minister in the United Kingdom.

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How to pronounce favorite son?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of favorite son in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of favorite son in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of favorite son in a Sentence

1. Katie Packer:

   Our best chance of stopping Trump is that he doesn't win Ohio and he doesn't win Florida, and we happen to have two very strong, favorite-son candidates that are in the race, so why would we want either of them to not be in it next Tuesday?

2. Mayor Emanuel:

   The Center will be a transformational project for Chicago’s South Side, and this state funding demonstrates Illinois ’ commitment to honoring the legacy of Chicago’s favorite son and daughter.

3. Joe Biden:

   It could potentially give( Joe Biden) a favorite son type status.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
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3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favorite_Son
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5. ^ Wikidata
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