Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or giving advantage or preference.
- adjective Manifesting or originating from partiality or preference.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Characterized by or having preference; such as to be preferred.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Giving, indicating, or having a preference or precedence
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or relating to the
showing orgiving ofpreference .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective manifesting partiality
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Examples
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The Lib Dems are the central backer of the electoral-reform measure, which would dump the U.K.'s longtime voting system—known as "first past the post"—for what is known as a preferential model.
Lib Dems Head for a Bruising in U.K. Votes Alistair MacDonald 2011
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To slide the topic away from education, I'm not sure why Tyler chose to emphasize bilateral trade agreements rather than progress with the Doha Round, particularly since we know the welfare ambiguities inherent in preferential trade liberalization.
Second Term Policies, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Harry Tuttle lists "20 films, roughly in preferential order."
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Many provinces still engage in preferential treatment in awarding government contracts - again, further driving up the cost of doing business in Canada.
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In many social situations, a particular main involvement will be seen as an intrinsic part of the social occasion in which the situation occurs, and will be defined as preferential if not obligatory.
Behavior in Public Places ERVING GOFFMAN 1963
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As tariffs are reduced to zero, Canada may lose certain preferential advantages now enjoyed in the United Kingdom.
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ArcelorMittal South Africa's chief executive said that while the company insists that the long-term preferential supply agreement with Kumba was still valid, it will need to hike prices as resolving the dispute may take "an extended period".
Guardian Online 2010
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ArcelorMittal South Africa's chief executive said that while the company insists that the long-term preferential supply agreement with Kumba was still valid, it will need to hike prices as resolving the dispute may take "an extended period".
Guardian Online 2010
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ArcelorMittal South Africa's chief executive said that while the company insists that the long-term preferential supply agreement with Kumba was still valid, it will need to hike prices as resolving the dispute may take "an extended period".
Guardian Online 2010
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ArcelorMittal South Africa insists that the long-term preferential supply agreement was still valid, but said last month that it would need to hike prices by $80
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