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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And that's a good thing in a country where 129 million people face at least one major chronic illness and heightened risk of premature death, much of it from bad eating habits, said a senior policy adviser in the Obama White House and a private chef for the former first family.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
Michael and Carole bought their first family home, known as West View, in 1979, per CNN.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
The standoff turned the Bundys into the first family of the Patriot Movement and darlings of conservative media.
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026
His family is the first family of North Carolina athletics.
—Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
Michael and Carole bought their first family home, known as West View, in 1979, per CNN.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
The standoff turned the Bundys into the first family of the Patriot Movement and darlings of conservative media.
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026
His family is the first family of North Carolina athletics.
—Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
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“First family.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20family. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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