Favoritism FA'VORITISM, n. 1. The act or practice of favoring,
or giving a preference to one over another. 2. The disposition to
favor, aid and promote the interest of a favorite, or of one person or
family, or of one class of men, to the neglect of others having equal
claims. It has been suggested that the proceeds of the foreign bills
were calculated merely to indulge a spirit of favoritism to the bank
of the United States. Which consideration imposes such a necessity
on the crown, as hath, in a great measure, subdued the influence of
favoritism. 3. Exercise of power by favorites.
Favoritism \Fa"vor*it*ism\, n. [Cf. F. favoritisme.]
The disposition to favor and promote the interest of one
person or family, or of one class of men, to the neglect of
others having equal claims; partiality.
A spirit of favoritism to the Bank of the United
States. --A. Hamilton.
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