protégé
Example Sentences
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Another Mandelson protégé, Health Secretary Wes Streeting, denies that he is angling to succeed Mr. Starmer.
In a telling exchange with Seth Rogen’s Matt Remick, the protégé who fills her throne when the men above her push her out of her job, Patty somberly spells out the truth of the thankless task he’s taking on, one she successfully shouldered for years.
From Salon
A protege of former conservative PM Shinzo Abe and self-professed admirer of Margaret Thatcher, Takaichi, Japan's first female leader, is known as the country's "Iron Lady".
From BBC
He handed over power to his protege Roh Tae-woo.
From Barron's
Veteran Star Wars filmmaker and George Lucas protégé Dave Filoni has been named Lucasfilm’s president and chief creative officer.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
