in favor of

Idioms  

1. Also, in one's favor.

2. In support of, approving, as in We are in favor of her promotion , or All the reviews were in his favor . [Mid-1500s]

3. To the advantage of, as in The court decided in favor of the defendant . [Mid-1500s]

4. Inscribed or made out to the benefit of, as in The check was made out in favor of the charity . [Mid-1500s]

5. Out of a preference for, as in The commissioner turned down the new road in favor of improved sewers . [Late 1800s]

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Example Sentences

ISS is in favor of the slate that proposes Fabrizio Palermo as CEO but suggests voting against another term for current chair Nicola Maione and against the election of seven other directors from the list.

From The Wall Street Journal

Over the past 12 months, shares have returned only 4.5%, despite huge portfolio shifts in favor of European defense stocks.

From MarketWatch

The RBA has already raised interest rates twice this year, including this month when the board voted 5-4 in favor of a 25 basis points hike.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dean, chief scientist at Google’s DeepMind AI lab and a pioneer of the company’s artificial-intelligence strategy, was among more than 30 employees at Google and OpenAI to sign an amicus brief in favor of Anthropic’s lawsuit against the Defense Department this month.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the end, though, I’m in favor of using the term cure.

From Slate

Related Words

• acceptable
• expected
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• inclined
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