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Definitions for favoritism
ˈfeɪ vər ɪˌtɪz əm, ˈfeɪv rɪ-fa·voritism
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Princeton's WordNet
favoritism, favouritismnoun
an inclination to favor some person or group
discrimination, favoritism, favouritismnoun
unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
Webster Dictionary
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
Etymology: [Cf. F. favoritisme.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of favoritism in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of favoritism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of favoritism in a Sentence
He will learn a lesson if I win, you shouldn't blindly go out and endorse or cast doubts or favoritism on anybody unless you actually look at their record and not depend on the people who are running the swamp you are trying to drain.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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