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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Saudi Arabia's crown prince and prime minister, , has laid down Palestinian rights and a road map to a Palestinian state as a condition of normalization.
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Ellie Cook, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
The Gulf has emirs, crown princes, and kings who flatter him.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
Al Salamah was commissioned by the late Saudi Arabian crown prince, Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz.
—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
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Ellie Cook, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
The Gulf has emirs, crown princes, and kings who flatter him.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
Al Salamah was commissioned by the late Saudi Arabian crown prince, Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz.
—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
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“Crown prince.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crown%20prince. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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