favoritism
noun
fa·vor·it·ism
| \ ˈfā-v(ə-)rə-ˌti-zəm
, ˈfā-vər-\
, ˈfā-vər-\
Definition of favoritism
1
: the showing of special favor : partiality
2
: the state or fact of being a favorite
Examples of favoritism in a Sentence
He accused the teacher of showing favoritism in assigning grades.
Recent Examples on the Web
Sanders showed no outward favoritism toward his left leg, lined up in a variety of positions and was a physical blocker. — Kyle Fredrickson, The Denver Post, "Broncos’ Emmanuel Sanders explosive in return from Achilles injury," 19 Aug. 2019 At the opposite end of the spectrum is the coach that penalizes his own kid over concern about the appearance of favoritism to his kid at the expense of her teammates. — Bird Brown, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Bird Brown: Life lessons can be learned through sports," 18 Aug. 2019 That’s not surprising — not at a time when the media is under near-constant microscopic examination for examples of bias and favoritism by both sides of the political aisle. — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, "Former ASU journalism student was reprimanded for a tweet. Should she have been?," 29 July 2019 By conferring Gold status on the U.S. Olympic Trials—a single-nation event by definition—the IAAF appears to be exercising a form of favoritism. — Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, "The U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials Have Been Saved," 24 July 2019 Each statue is privately funded and placement follows a preset pattern to make sure there is no favoritism or political bias in the process. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "South Dakota’s City of Presidents Unveils Obama Statue," 16 July 2019 The current, selective approach opens the door for favoritism in who gets access to the vaccine, Abbé Telesphor Muhindo Malonga, president of the civil society in Butembo, DRC, recently wrote in a WhatsApp message to his followers. — Kai Kupferschmidt, Science | AAAS, "As Ebola outbreak rages, plan to test second vaccine sparks debate," 25 June 2019 During that election cycle, the DNC — then under the leadership of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz — faced harsh criticism for its alleged favoritism toward frontrunner Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders and other lesser-known candidates. — Andrew Prokop, Vox, "The first Democratic debate qualification rules — and controversies — explained," 12 June 2019 The Numbers England lived up to its favoritism in the first half: 5 shots to Sweden’s 1, more passes and better accuracy. — Andrew Keh, New York Times, "England Takes Another Step Toward Bringing ‘It’ Home," 8 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'favoritism.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for favoritism
favoritism
noun
English Language Learners Definition of favoritism
: the unfair practice of treating some people better than others
See the full definition for favoritism in the English Language Learners Dictionary
favoritism
noun
fa·vor·it·ism
| \ ˈfā-və-rə-ˌti-zəm
, ˈfāv-rə-\
, ˈfāv-rə-\
Kids Definition of favoritism
: the unfair practice of treating some people better than others
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