favouritism

US favoritism

/ (ˈfeɪvərɪˌtɪzəm, ˈfeɪvrɪ-) /

noun

the practice of giving special treatment to a person or group

the state of being treated as a favourite

Nearby words

favosite, favour, favourable, favourable pressure gradient, favourite, favouritism, favours, favrile glass, favus, fawcett, fawkes

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Examples from the Web for favouritism

Money and favouritism, however were not always the motives of these large concessions.
Wyandotte|James Fenimore Cooper
There were a hundred abuses of spite or partiality, of favouritism or vengeance, in the allotment of the work.
Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3)|John Morley
I never allowed any favouritism; what one got the other got.
Mary Broome|Allan Monkhouse
I am a great foe to favouritism in public life, in private life, and even in the delicate relationship of an author to his works.
Lord Jim|Joseph Conrad

Ours was the only household I ever saw in which there was no favouritism.
How to be Happy Though Married|E. J. Hardy.