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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Al Salamah was commissioned by the late Saudi Arabian crown prince, Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz.
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Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
Human rights draw backlash to Saudi reforms The 39-year-old crown prince's efforts have come alongside a crackdown on dissent and activism.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
Trump was criticized for his close relationship with -- and defense of -- Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman during his first term, following the 2018 murder of Saudi dissident and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
But last month, Pope Francis called for an investigation to determine if Israeli actions amounted to genocide, and Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, who has signaled readiness to establish diplomatic relations with Israel, accused it of committing genocide.
—Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
Human rights draw backlash to Saudi reforms The 39-year-old crown prince's efforts have come alongside a crackdown on dissent and activism.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
Trump was criticized for his close relationship with -- and defense of -- Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman during his first term, following the 2018 murder of Saudi dissident and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
But last month, Pope Francis called for an investigation to determine if Israeli actions amounted to genocide, and Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, who has signaled readiness to establish diplomatic relations with Israel, accused it of committing genocide.
—Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Crown prince.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crown%20prince. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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