favouritism

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/ (ˈfeɪvərɪˌtɪzəm, ˈfeɪvrɪ-) /

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noun

the practice of giving special treatment to a person or group

the state of being treated as a favourite

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Words nearby favouritism

favour, favourable, favourable pressure gradient, -favoured, favourite, favouritism, favours, Favrile Glass, favus, Fawcett, Fawkes

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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-Pattison
This sort of thing is destructive of all discipline, and proves that everything is to go by favouritism.
A Roving Commission|G. A. Henty
Is our own service entirely free from this sort of favouritism?
The Two Admirals|J. Fenimore Cooper
A plan of Favouritism for our executory Government is essentially at variance with the plan of our Legislature.
Thoughts on the Present Discontents|Edmund Burke

No favouritism can sustain a ministry which has become disgustful to the nation.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLII. Vol. LV. April, 1844|Various

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