FAVORITISM
discrimination, favoritism, favouritism
(noun) unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
favoritism, favouritism
(noun) an inclination to favor some person or group
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
favoritism (countable and uncountable, plural favoritisms)
(American spelling) Alternative form of favouritism
Source: Wiktionary
Fa"vor*it*ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. favoritisme.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ENCYCLOPEDIA
(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
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