IN FAVOR OF

Definition: IN FAVOR OF

IN FAVOR OF

1. Upon the side of; favorable to; for the advantage of.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Aid

Adverb: with the aid, by the aid; of; on behalf of, in behalf of; in aid of, in the service of, in the name of, in favor of, in furtherance of; on account of; for the sake of, on the part of; non obstante.

Approbation

Do justice to, appreciate; honor, hold in esteem, look up to, admire; like; be in favor of, wish Godspeed; hail, hail with satisfaction.

Adjective: approving;Verb: in favor of; lost in admiration.

Probability

Phrase: the chances, the odds are; appearances are in favor of, chances are in favor of; there is reason to believe, there is reason to think, there is reason to expect; I dare say; all Lombard Street to a China orange.

Crosswords: IN FAVOR OF

I would like to say, for the record, that I am in favor of using more American Indians and other minorities in motion pictures, I am against polluting the oceans of the world, I am for every nationality having its own homeland, I am against whacking baby seals on the head, and I am for saving the whales. (The 51st Annual Academy Awards; writing credit: Buz Kohan)

I'm in favor of law and order. (A Slight Case of Murder; writing credit: Damon Runyon; Howard Lindsay)

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Books

• In Favor of the Sensitive Man, and Other Essays (An Original Harvest Book : Hb333) (reference)

• Venezuela's Decision to Skip PCS in Favor of UMTS Licenses: Implications for Competition [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

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A coral fragment reattached using the experimental plastic ties that were later discarded in favor of stainless steel wire that could be tightened more securely. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

I'm bound to say, sir, that the appearances are in favor of you--. Credit: Library of Congress.

The closing days of the Senate present their customary arguments in favor of a revision of the Senate rules. Credit: Library of Congress.

All those in favor of restricting trade with Cuba --. Credit: Library of Congress.

Final inter-city championship game, White Autos vs. Omaha "Luxus" team, Brookside Stadium, Oct. 10, 1915, score, 11 to 6 in favor of White Autos, attendance over 100,000. Credit: Library of Congress.

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Congress, on the 21st of February, 1787, adopted a resolution in favor of a convention, and the Legislatures of those States which had not already done so (with the exception of Rhode Island) promptly appointed delegates. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

The major evidence in favor of the use of chemotherapy for systemic disease control comes from these trials. (references)

Indications in favor of an implant are a severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss bilaterally and open-set sentence recognition scores less than or equal to 30 percent under best aided conditions. (references)

Nonetheless, the California study and others have provided enough evidence in favor of estrogen to spur much larger population studies of postmenopausal estrogen therapy and its possible preventive effect on Alzheimer's. (references)

Business

Some government-owned firms have divested their equity in favor of the private sector. (references)

There is widespread sentiment in Tibet in favor of the boy selected by the Dalai Lama. (references)

Many factors speak in favor of Skavsta, among them low landing charges, plentiful slot times and an abundance of space. (references)

Children

Greece

The idea of setting up satellite elementary schools near Romani camps has been set aside in favor of the policy of integration (except for preschool centers). (references)

Civil Liberties

Germany

Both cases have been decided, both in favor of the employees. (references)

Mozambique

All evidenced consistent bias in favor of their shareholders. (references)

Economic History

Burma

U.S.-Burma trade is growing, but is heavily skewed in favor of Burma. (references)

Liberia

It is expected that the Court will rule in favor of the port authority. (references)

Sri Lanka

Due to its violent past employers are generally not in favor of the JVP. (references)

Human Rights

Russia

Criminal procedures were weighted heavily in favor of the procurator. (references)

Tunisia

The court found in favor of the plaintiffs and the LTDH appealed the verdict. (references)

China

However, while some plaintiffs successfully have filed suit against the Government, decisions of any kind in favor of dissidents remain rare. (references)

Indigenous People

Honduras

The courts commonly deny legal recourse to indigenous groups and often show bias in favor of nonindigenous parties of means and influence. (references)

Colombia

The U'wa had filed several court challenges to drilling, and succeeded in winning brief delays before appeal courts ruled in favor of the Government's arrangement with Occidental. (references)

Minorities

Kazakhstan

The Government continued to discriminate in favor of ethnic Kazakhs in senior government employment, where ethnic Kazakhs predominate. (references)

Political Economy

Brazil

The net result is a system heavily weighted in favor of the less populated states. (references)

MOROCCO

Morocco's new commercial courts have ruled in favor of Microsoft in past cases against software pirates. (references)

INDONESIA

In August 1997, the government eliminated the rupiah intervention band in favor of a floating exchange rate policy. (references)

Political Rights

Uganda

On July 17, the High Court ruled in favor of Byanyima and ordered the recount stayed indefinitely. (references)

Malawi

In October 2000, the Supreme Court of Appeal upheld the High Court ruling in favor of the President. (references)

Chad

On June 13, the Constitutional Court threw out one-third of the provisional votes cast in favor of President Deby. (references)

Trade

Kuwait

U.S. firms can work through their agents to assign the proceeds of the contract in favor of the local bank. (references)

South Africa

LC's are documents issued by a bank on behalf of an importer in favor of a beneficiary, typically the exporter. (references)

South Africa

An exception is when South African banks have opened documentary import letters of credit in favor of foreign exporters. (references)

Travel

Bangladesh

For one year or more (long-term) extensions for an expatriate working on a government project, a letter from the relevant ministry and security clearance from Ministry of Home in favor of him/her through the related ministry are required, along with the prescribed visa extension application form. (references)

Women

Uganda

Approximately 60 percent voted in favor of the referendum. (references)

Costa Rica

It also denies the perpetrator possession of the family home in favor of the victim. (references)

Worker Rights

Syria

Such committees usually find in favor of the employee. (references)

Bahamas

Some employers complain that the industrial tribunal is biased unfairly in favor of employees. (references)

Russia

Courts often are willing to rule in favor of employees, but the collection of back wages remains difficult. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "IN FAVOR OF": be in favor of ♦ be weighted in favor of smb. ♦ come down in favor of smb. ♦ declare oneself in favor of ♦ militate in favor of ♦ motion in favor of ♦ open a credit in favor of ♦ testify in favor of. Additional references.

Albanian

në favor të (for, in favour of, pro), në anën e (in favour of, pro, with). (various references)

Arabic 

‏معروف لفلان (in favour of), ‏لصالح فلان (in favour of), ‏لأمر فلان (in favour of). (various references)

Chinese 

辯護 (argue in favor of, defend, plead, speak in defense of), �"�持 (backing, support, to back, to be in favor of, to stand by, to support). (various references)

Czech

rozhodnout se pro koho (come down in favor of smb.). (various references)

Dutch

iem.een krediet openen (to open a credit in favor of, to open a credit in favour of). (various references)

French

témoigner en faveur de (testify in favor of), ouvrir un crédit en faveur de (to open a credit in favor of, to open a credit in favour of), déposer en faveur de (testify in favor of), accréditer quelqu'un (to open a credit in favor of, to open a credit in favour of). (various references)

German

zugunsten (in favour, in favour of), für (behalf, blaze, considering, for, in favour, in favour of, in order to, in place of, in return for, per, pro, to). (various references)

Hebrew 

בע�" (for, for the sake of, in favour of, on behalf of). (various references)

Hungarian

valakinek kedvezve (in favour of), érdekében (in favour of, to co-operate in attaining an end). (various references)

Italian

in favore di (in favour of). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

為に (for, for the sake of, on behalf of, to one's advantage). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ために (for, for the sake of, on behalf of, to one's advantage). (various references)

Pig Latin

inay avorfay ofay

Portuguese

em favor de (for, in favour of), a favor de (in favour of). (various references)

Romanian

deschide un credit în favoarea (open a credit in favor of, open a credit in favour of). (various references)

Russian 

в защиту (in favour of), за (after, at, behind, beyond, during, for, in favour of, one for, out, out of, over, past, whereas, while, whilst). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

za (after, around, by, con, during, favor: in favor of, favour: in favour of, for, in, into, per, to, towards, unto, with), u korist (behoof, favor: in favor of, favour: in favour of). (various references)

Spanish

para (against, as, as far as, as for, as regards, at, by, compared with to, for, for the purpose of, hold it, in favour of, in order, in order to, in regard to, of, off, per, so as to, to, towards), en favor de (in favour of), a favor de (for, in favour of). (various references)

Swedish

utställd på (in favour of), till förmån för (in favour of), gillande (approbation, approval, assent, Favor, favour, in favour of, o.k., ok, okay, okey, plaudit). (various references)

Turkish

lehinde (in favour of, pro). (various references)

Ukrainian

на користь (in behalf of, in favour of), на захист (in favour of), на (against, at, by, from, in favour of, into, on, onto, round, to, toward, towards, upon), за (abaft, about, according to, after, around, at, behind, beyond, by, in favour of, off, on, out, outside, per, to, with, within, without). (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-4 letters: avion, favor, infra, invar, noria, ravin.

-5 letters: airn, arvo, fain, fair, fano, faro, fiar, fino, firn, foin, fora, info, inro, iron, naif, naoi, noir, nori, nova, raff, rain, rani, riff, roan, roof, vain, vair, vina, vino.