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FAVORITISM

\fˈe͡ɪvəɹɪtˌɪzəm], \fˈe‍ɪvəɹɪtˌɪzəm], \f_ˈeɪ_v_ə_ɹ_ɪ_t_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\

Definitions of FAVORITISM

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The disposition or tendency to treat one person or class well in preference to others possessing equal claims; partiality. Also, favouritism.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Practice of showing undue preference.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

A favoring unfairly; partiality.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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