crown prince
noun
1
: a male heir apparent to a crown or throne
2
: one prepared or favored to fill a prospective position
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the Crown Prince of Spain
He's been heralded as the crown prince of jazz.
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Bahrain's crown prince announced $17 billion in investments in the U.S., including buying a dozen Boeing jets and dozens of GE engines.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 17 July 2025
The Saudi crown prince is offering $600 billion during Mr. Trump’s presidency.
—Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 12 May 2025
The project will be chaired by Saudi’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman and backed by its sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF).
—Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Particularly cunning or politically convenient women have infrequently maneuvered into the halls of power, but these female monarchs have served mostly as short detours during times when a male crown prince was either too young or too weak to stand on his own.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 17 July 2025
The Saudi crown prince is offering $600 billion during Mr. Trump’s presidency.
—Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 12 May 2025
The project will be chaired by Saudi’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman and backed by its sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF).
—Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Particularly cunning or politically convenient women have infrequently maneuvered into the halls of power, but these female monarchs have served mostly as short detours during times when a male crown prince was either too young or too weak to stand on his own.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
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“Crown prince.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crown%20prince. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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