first family
noun
1
or First Family
: the family of the U.S. president
2
: a family that has great importance, influence, or success in a specified activity or profession
He and his sons are considered the first family of jazz.
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Years later, the former first family would return to the island to put down more permanent roots, purchasing a $14.85 million estate in nearby Edgartown in 2019.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 May 2025
But, when the first family decided to return him, fate intervened.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
World Liberty Financial, a decentralized finance venture backed by the first family, has raised $550 million across two token sales since October.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
In the United States, birth control activist Margaret Sanger opened her first family planning clinic in Brooklyn in 1916, but it was promptly shut down by authorities.
—Laura Gómez, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 May 2025
But, when the first family decided to return him, fate intervened.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
World Liberty Financial, a decentralized finance venture backed by the first family, has raised $550 million across two token sales since October.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
In the United States, birth control activist Margaret Sanger opened her first family planning clinic in Brooklyn in 1916, but it was promptly shut down by authorities.
—Laura Gómez, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for first family
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“First family.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20family. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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