What does Favoritism mean?

Definitions for Favoritism
ˈfeɪ vər ɪˌtɪz əm, ˈfeɪv rɪ-fa·voritism

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. favoritism, favouritismnoun

    an inclination to favor some person or group

  2. discrimination, favoritism, favouritismnoun

    unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice

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  1. favoritism

    Favoritism is the practice of giving preferential treatment or advantages to a person or group over others, often based on personal relationships, like or affection, rather than objective criteria or merit. It can happen in various settings like workplaces, families, sports teams, political contexts, etc., and often leads to unfair decisions or inequality.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Favoritismnoun

    the disposition to favor and promote the interest of one person or family, or of one class of men, to the neglect of others having equal claims; partiality

  2. Etymology: [Cf. F. favoritisme.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Favoritism in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Favoritism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Favoritism in a Sentence

  1. Raul Grijalva:

    The next Deputy Interior Secretary should respect the American people's desire for strong environmental standards and an end to corporate favoritism, the Democratic majority on the Natural Resources Committee will be ready to assist in that effort starting in January.

  2. Sean Spicer:

    Every candidate has equal access to our superior data file at the RNC because we believe primaries should be a process free from party interference and that puts voters and campaigns first, that's why it is so troubling to see the DNC engage in such heavy-handed favoritism benefiting Hillary Clinton, a pattern which will continue (Saturday) night with another debate deliberately scheduled to limit viewership.

  3. June 7:

    Korean government officials, from the highest level, through to the NPS, an organ of the State, acted to manipulate the vote motivated by bribery, favoritism to the Lee Family, and open hostility toward non-Korean investors.

  4. John Bolton:

    The impression left is that there’s favoritism involved, and it’s just very unusual in State Department real estate and housing transactions overseas to have this kind of focus on someone with such clear financial connections to even the departed secretary of state. Normally, there’s much more competitive activity involved, [of] which we haven’t seen any evidence from the State Department.

  5. William Yeatman:

    Let’s remember that the need for energy storage systems is strictly a consequence of the intermittency of renewable energy sources like solar and wind, ... These companies benefit from the grants and indirectly from the inefficiencies of an industry that exists by the grace of political favoritism.

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