great white hope

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Noun great white hope has 1 sense

white hope, great white hope - someone (or something) expected to achieve great success in a given field; "this company is the great white hope of the nuclear industry's waste management policy"
--₁ is a kind of hope

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Great White Hope

Noun

Definition: A person or thing that is expected to bring hope or success, especially in a challenging situation.

Example Sentence: After a series of losses, the team's new quarterback is seen as the great white hope for a winning season.

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Phrase

Definition: Often used sarcastically, the term "great white hope" refers to a white person who is expected to provide a solution or salvation in a predominantly non-white context.

Example Sentence: Despite the community's diverse talent, they brought in yet another consultant, white as snow, proclaiming him as the great white hope who will fix everything.

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