great white hopes

A form of great white hope — A highly skilled white/Caucasian challenger for leadership in a field whose top ranks are dominated by non-Caucasians; especially a field which was once dominated by white Caucasians, and is now dominated by those of black-African descent.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of great white hope
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