15
partiality(noun, wrong, bias, preference, favoritism)
14
bias(noun, wrong, preference, favoritism, preferentialism)
12
favoritism(noun, wrong, bias, partiality, preference)
10
partisanship(noun, wrong, bias, preference, favoritism)
7
preference(noun, bias, favoritism, preferentialism)
5
inclination(noun, bias, preference, preferentialism)
4
leaning(noun, wrong)
3
corruption(noun, dishonesty, immorality, inducement, crookedness)
3
graft(dishonesty, fraud, immorality, corruption, crime)
3
preferential treatment(noun, expression, bias, preference, favoritism)
3
prejudice(noun, preference, favoritism, preferentialism)
2
discrimination(noun, bias, preference, favoritism, preferentialism)
2
one-sidedness(noun, bias, preference, favoritism, preferentialism)
2
alliance
2
inequity(noun, bias, preference, favoritism, preferentialism)
2
patronage
2
proclivity
2
unfairness(noun, bias, preference, improbity, preferentialism)
2
venality(dishonesty, fraud, immorality, corruption, crime)
1
favor
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