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An inclination to favor some person or group
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favouritism
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an inclination to favor some person or group [syn: favoritism ] unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice [syn: discrimination , favoritism ]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And they blamed the finance Ministry's favouritism towards industry for the plight - and the restiveness - of the peasantry. ▪ Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favouritism . ▪ Marjorie never ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. (context British English) The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another. n. (context British English) The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.
Usage examples of favouritism.
Terrible away, as shabby a piece of favouritism and jobbery as the service has ever known.
The field is surrounded by a brick wall, and the owner undertook to put up three other brick walls, so that the neighbours should not be overlooked by each other, but the four tenants insist that there shall be no favouritism, and that each shall have exactly the same length of wall space for his wall fruit trees.