favoritism
81favouritism — (BrE) (AmE favoritism) noun VERB + FAVOURITISM/FAVORITISM ▪ show ▪ accuse sb of PREPOSITION ▪ favouritism to, favouritism …
82Friendship — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Friendship >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 friendship friendship amity Sgm: N 1 friendliness friendliness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 brotherhood brotherhood fraternity sodality confraternity Sgm: N 1 harmony …
83Borgia, Nepotism — Lucrezia and Cesare Borgia, sister and brother, were members of an unscrupulous family in which compassion and humane behavior played no part. There is little doubt in the minds of historians that they committed many murders, usually by… …
84nepotism — [nep′ə tiz΄əm] n. [Fr népotisme < It nepotismo < nepote, nephew < L nepos (gen. nepotis), grandson, NEPHEW: from favoritism shown to “nephews” by medieval prelates] favoritism shown to relatives, esp. in appointment to desirable… …
85cronyism — noun favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications) • Hypernyms: ↑discrimination, ↑favoritism, ↑favouritism …
86inside track — {n. phr.} 1. The inside, shortest distance around a curved racetrack; the place that is closest to the inside fence. * /A big white horse had the inside track at the start of the race./ 2. {informal} An advantage due to special connections or… …
87inside track — {n. phr.} 1. The inside, shortest distance around a curved racetrack; the place that is closest to the inside fence. * /A big white horse had the inside track at the start of the race./ 2. {informal} An advantage due to special connections or… …
88Accept — 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… …
89Acceptance — Ac*cept ance, n. 1. The act of accepting; a receiving what is offered, with approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence; esp., favorable reception; approval; as, the acceptance of a gift, office, doctrine, etc. [1913 Webster] They shall come up… …
90acceptance of a bill of exchange — Acceptance Ac*cept ance, n. 1. The act of accepting; a receiving what is offered, with approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence; esp., favorable reception; approval; as, the acceptance of a gift, office, doctrine, etc. [1913 Webster] They shall …
