favouritism
US favoritism
/ (ˈfeɪvərɪˌtɪzəm, ˈfeɪvrɪ-) /
the practice of giving special treatment to a person or group
the state of being treated as a favourite
Words Nearby favouritism
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
How to use favouritism in a sentence
Save in war time merit gained little reward; promotion came neither from the east nor the west, but from court favouritism.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonThis sort of thing is destructive of all discipline, and proves that everything is to go by favouritism.
A Roving Commission | G. A. HentyIs our own service entirely free from this sort of favouritism?
The Two Admirals | J. Fenimore CooperA plan of favouritism for our executory Government is essentially at variance with the plan of our Legislature.
Thoughts on the Present Discontents | Edmund BurkeNo favouritism can sustain a ministry which has become disgustful to the nation.
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