favoritism
101Impartiality — Im*par ti*al i*ty, n. [Cf. F. impartialit[ e].] The quality of being impartial; freedom from bias or favoritism; disinterestedness; equitableness; fairness; as, impartiality of judgment, of treatment, etc. [1913 Webster] Impartiality strips the… …
102Nepotism — Nep o*tism (?; 277), n. [L. nepus, nepotus, nephew: cf. F. n[ e]potisme. See {Nephew}.] Undue attachment to relations; favoritism shown to members of one s family; bestowal of patronage in consideration of relationship, rather than of merit or of …
103To accept a bill — Accept Ac*cept ([a^]k*s[e^]pt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accepted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accepting}.] [F. accepter, L. acceptare, freq. of accipere; ad + capere to take; akin to E. heave.] [1913 Webster] 1. To receive with a consenting mind (something… …
104To accept service — Accept Ac*cept ([a^]k*s[e^]pt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accepted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accepting}.] [F. accepter, L. acceptare, freq. of accipere; ad + capere to take; akin to E. heave.] [1913 Webster] 1. To receive with a consenting mind (something… …
105To accept the person — Accept Ac*cept ([a^]k*s[e^]pt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accepted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accepting}.] [F. accepter, L. acceptare, freq. of accipere; ad + capere to take; akin to E. heave.] [1913 Webster] 1. To receive with a consenting mind (something… …
106equity — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English equite, from Anglo French equité, from Latin aequitat , aequitas, from aequus equal, fair Date: 14th century 1. a. justice according to natural law or right; specifically freedom from bias or… …
107merit system — noun Date: 1879 a system by which appointments and promotions in the civil service are based on competence rather than political favoritism …
108nepotism — noun Etymology: French népotisme, from Italian nepotismo, from nepote nephew, from Latin nepot , nepos grandson, nephew more at nephew Date: 1670 favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship • nepotistic adjective …
109unbiased — adjective Date: 1607 1. free from bias; especially free from all prejudice and favoritism ; eminently fair < an unbiased opinion > 2. having an expected value equal to a population parameter being estimated < an unbiased estimate of the… …
110fair — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English fager, fair, from Old English fæger; akin to Old High German fagar beautiful Date: before 12th century 1. pleasing to the eye or mind especially because of fresh, charming, or flawless quality 2.… …
