favouritism

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.

UK, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolfavoritismo

Françaisfavoritisme

DeutschGünstlingswirtschaft Vetternwirtschaft

13 more languages

العربيةتفضيل

Ελληνικάευνοιοκρατία φαβοριτισμός

Suomisuosikkijärjestelmä suosinta

Gaeilgefabhar fabhraíocht

עבריתמשוא פנים

Bahasa Indonesiapilih kasih

Italianofavoritismo

Nederlandsfavoritisme vriendjespolitiek

Polskifaworyzowanie

Portuguêsfavoritismo

Русскийкумовство́фаворитизм

Svenskafavorisering

Tagalogpaboritismo

Examples

“Heidi Alexander has experience ⟳ of London. As Transport ⟳ Secretary, she will also be under pressure not to show ⟳ favouritism to the capital.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See all C1 English words →

See also

Favours Favre Favre-Racouchot syndrome Favreau favrile favus

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free