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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.

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  1. n. The class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/disposition">disposition to favor and class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/promote">promote the interest of one person or family, or of one class of men, to the neglect of others having equal claims; partiality.
  2. n. an inclination to favor some person or group
  3. n. unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
  4. The class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/disposition">disposition to favor and class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/promote">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.
  5. The class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/disposition">disposition to favor and class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/promote">promote the interest of one personor family, or of one class of men, to the neglect of others havingequal claims; partiality.A spirit of favoritism to the Bank of the United States. A. Hamilton.
  6. n:100 n. an inclination to favor some person or group