crown prince
noun
1
: a male heir apparent to a crown or throne
2
: one prepared or favored to fill a prospective position
Examples of crown prince in a Sentence
the Crown Prince of Spain
He's been heralded as the crown prince of jazz.
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In a later conversation, Blinken asked the Saudi crown prince about his demand for a path to a Palestinian state before Saudi Arabia would normalize relations with Israel.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, serves as Savvy Games’s chair.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 7 Oct. 2024
The moniker also has family roots — Rupprecht was also the name of the last crown prince of Bavaria.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2024
A number of former opposition parliamentarians have since been arrested and charged with challenging or insulting the authority of the Emir, who recently named his crown prince (a nomination that previously would have required parliamentary approval).
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 1 July 2024
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, serves as Savvy Games’s chair.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 7 Oct. 2024
The moniker also has family roots — Rupprecht was also the name of the last crown prince of Bavaria.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2024
A number of former opposition parliamentarians have since been arrested and charged with challenging or insulting the authority of the Emir, who recently named his crown prince (a nomination that previously would have required parliamentary approval).
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 1 July 2024
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“Crown prince.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crown%20prince. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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