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Preference :: Preference (n.) That which is preferred; the object of choice or superior favor; as, which is your preference?.

Choice :: Choice (superl.) Selected with care, and due attention to preference; deliberately chosen..

Choice :: Choice (n.) Care in selecting; judgment or skill in distinguishing what is to be preferred, and in giving a preference; discrimination..

Jealous :: "Jealous (a.) Disposed to suspect rivalry in matters of interest and affection; apprehensive regarding the motives of possible rivals, or the fidelity of friends; distrustful; having morbid fear of rivalry in love or preference given to another; painfully suspicious of the faithfulness of husband, wife, or lover..

Choicely :: Choicely (adv.) In a preferable or excellent manner; excellently; eminently.

Deference :: Deference (n.) A yielding of judgment or preference from respect to the wishes or opinion of another; submission in opinion; regard; respect; complaisance.

Prefer :: Prefer (v. t.) To cause to go before; hence, to advance before others, as to an office or dignity; to raise; to exalt; to promote; as, to prefer an officer to the rank of general..

Like :: Like (n.) A liking; a preference; inclination; -- usually in pl.; as, we all have likes and dislikes..

Ceremonious :: Ceremonious (a.) Consisting of outward forms and rites; ceremonial. [In this sense ceremonial is now preferred..

Promottion :: Promottion (n.) The act of promoting, advancing, or encouraging; the act of exalting in rank or honor; also, the condition of being advanced, encouraged, or exalted in honor; preferment..

Agriculturalist :: Agriculturalist (n.) An agriculturist (which is the preferred form..

Eminence :: Eminence (n.) An elevated condition among men; a place or station above men in general, either in rank, office, or celebrity; social or moral loftiness; high rank; distinction; preferment..

Nativism :: Nativism (n.) The disposition to favor the native inhabitants of a country, in preference to immigrants from foreign countries..

Selection :: Selection (n.) The act of selecting, or the state of being selected; choice, by preference..

Choice :: Choice (superl.) Worthly of being chosen or preferred; select; superior; precious; valuable.

Purveyance :: Purveyance (n.) A providing necessaries for the sovereign by buying them at an appraised value in preference to all others, and oven without the owner's consent. This was formerly a royal prerogative, but has long been abolished..

Will :: Will (v.) The choice which is made; a determination or preference which results from the act or exercise of the power of choice; a volition.

Preponderate :: Preponderate (v. t.) To cause to prefer; to incline; to decide.

Vote :: Vote (v. i.) To express or signify the mind, will, or preference, either viva voce, or by ballot, or by other authorized means, as in electing persons to office, in passing laws, regulations, etc., or in deciding on any proposition in which one has an interest with others..

Refusal :: Refusal (n.) The right of taking in preference to others; the choice of taking or refusing; option; as, to give one the refusal of a farm; to have the refusal of an employment..

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