preferential en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈpɹɛf.ɜː(ɹ)ˌɛn.ʃəl/ (UK)
Etymology
From Medieval Latin preferentia + -al.
Meanings
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Of or relating to the showing or giving of preference.
Club members received preferential seating.
preferential treatment
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Of or relating to a voting system in which the voters are allowed to indicate on their ballots their preference (usually their first and second choices) between two or more candidates, so that if no candidate receives a majority of first choices the one receiving the greatest number of first and second choices together is the winner.
preferential voting; the preferential system
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most preferential | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more preferential | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| preferrential | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
preferential attachment · preferentially · preferential treatment · nonpreferentially · preferential voting · nonpreferential · unpreferentially · antipreferential · preferentiality · unpreferential
Translations (13)
pt preferencial (relating to preference) · fi suosiva (relating to preference) · ga fabhrach (relating to preference) · fr préférentiel (relating to preference) · de vorrangig (relating to preference) · ru льго́тный (relating to preference) · ca preferent (relating to preference) · it preferenziale (relating to preference) · es preferente (relating to preference) · el προτιμησιακός (relating to preference) · fi etuus- (relating to preference) · it di favore (relating to preference) · es preferencial (relating to preference)