English Explanatory Dictionary

preferential

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to the showing or giving of preference.
  2. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɹɛf.ɜː(ɹ)ˌɛn.ʃəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-preferential.wav

Word forms

preferential more preferential most preferential preferrential

Etymology

From Medieval Latin preferentia + -al.

Derived words

antipreferential nonpreferential nonpreferentially preferential attachment preferentiality preferentially preferential treatment preferential voting unpreferential unpreferentially

Translations

Catalan: preferent Finnish: suosiva Finnish: etuus- French: préférentiel German: vorrangig Greek: προτιμησιακός Italian: preferenziale Italian: di favore Portuguese: preferencial Russian: льго́тный Spanish: preferente Spanish: preferencial
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