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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Crypto experts say there are a few ways to take in the news that the first family is putting out coins with value pegged only to what their fans are willing to pay for them.
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Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
The staff works frantically to make sure everything is just right when the first family walks into the White House for the first time.
—Karen Travers, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article Jill Biden suggested in a new interview that the first family still feels betrayed by Nancy Pelosi over the Democratic powerbroker’s role in shoving President Biden to the political exits after his shaky debate performance.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
Mindful of the duo's legacy, Aardman didn't want to rush into another production and its first family remained on hiatus.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
The staff works frantically to make sure everything is just right when the first family walks into the White House for the first time.
—Karen Travers, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article Jill Biden suggested in a new interview that the first family still feels betrayed by Nancy Pelosi over the Democratic powerbroker’s role in shoving President Biden to the political exits after his shaky debate performance.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
Mindful of the duo's legacy, Aardman didn't want to rush into another production and its first family remained on hiatus.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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“First family.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20family. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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