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n. - Unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice; An inclination to promote some person or group over another.

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Usage examples (39)
  • I should call it "favoritism", it's a very popular word nowadays.
  • And if it's true that Google isn't sending cease and desist letters to bigger sites out of favoritism, that is a big PR risk.
  • Is there any kind of favoritism that you see from the top down?
  • Hau is essentially though vaguely accused of some kind of favoritism:
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