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favoritism definition

fa·vor·it·ism (fā′vər ə tiz′əm)

noun

  1. the showing of more kindness and indulgence to some person or persons than to others; act of being unfairly partial
  2. the condition of being a favorite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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