[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

favoritism \fa"voritism\, 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.
   1913 webster

         a spirit of favoritism to the bank of the united
         states.                                  --a. hamilton.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

favoritism
     n 1: an inclination to favor some person or group syn: favouritism
     2: unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of
        prejudice syn: discrimination, favouritism
see also:
favouritism discrimination 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

32 moby thesaurus words for "favoritism":
   bent, bias, discrimination, forejudgment, inclination, inequality,
   interest, involvement, jaundice, jaundiced eye, leaning, nepotism,
   one-sidedness, parti pris, partialism, partiality, partisanism,
   partisanship, preconception, predilection, predisposition,
   preference, preferential treatment, preferment, prejudgment,
   prejudice, prepossession, proclivity, twist, undetachment,
   undispassionateness, unneutrality

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