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favoritism

 
Dictionary: fa·vor·it·ism   ('vər-ĭ-tĭz'əm, fāv'rĭ-) pronunciation
n.
  1. A display of partiality toward a favored person or group.
  2. The state of being held in special favor.

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noun

    Favorable or preferential bias: favor, partiality, partialness, preference. See fair/unfair.

Antonyms: favoritism
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n

Definition: bias, partiality
Antonyms: fairness, impartiality, justice


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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: an inclination to favor some person or group
  Synonym: favouritism

Meaning #2: unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
  Synonyms: discrimination, favouritism


Translations: Favouritism
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - favorisering, nepotisme, unfair begunstigelse

Français (French)
n. - favoritisme

Deutsch (German)
n. - Günstlingswirtschaft

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ευνοιοκρατία, φαβοριτισμός

Italiano (Italian)
favoritismo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - favoritismo (m)

Русский (Russian)
фаворитизм

Español (Spanish)
n. - favoritismo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - favoritsystem, gynnad ställning

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
偏爱, 偏袒

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 偏愛, 偏袒

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 편애, 편파적인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 偏愛

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮העדפה לא-הוגנת של אדם או קבוצת אנשים על חשבון אחרים, פרוטקציה‬


 
 
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