(~s)
In a competition or contest, the ~ is the person who seems most likely to win it.
Neither of the ~s in the presidential election is a mainstream politician.
= favourite
N-COUNT
(~s)
In a competition or contest, the ~ is the person who seems most likely to win it.
Neither of the ~s in the presidential election is a mainstream politician.
= favourite
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012