Usually means: Dominant party, expected to win.
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  1. overdog: Merriam-Webster
  2. overdog: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. overdog: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. overdog: Collins English Dictionary
  5. overdog: Wordnik
  6. overdog: Wiktionary
  7. overdog: Dictionary.com
  8. Overdog: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. overdog: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. overdog: Urban Dictionary

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▸ noun:  someone who is dominant or has a significant advantage in their field

Similar:
top dog, superdog, alpha dog, supercompetitor, superdominance, wonderdog, dominator, overlord, leg up on, top cat, more...

Opposite:
underdog, disadvantaged, minority

Types:
bully, tyrant, despot, monarch, dictator, more...



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Similar:
top dog, superdog, alpha dog, supercompetitor, superdominance, wonderdog, dominator, overlord, leg up on, top cat, more...

Opposite:
underdog, disadvantaged, minority

Types:
bully, tyrant, despot, monarch, dictator, more...



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