in favor of

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in favor of

preposition in favour of

US For; in support of; approving; supporting. Many people are in favor of capital punishment.
Similar: all for, pro
US For the benefit of; to the order of. He endorsed the note in favor of his uncle who had lent them the money.
Similar: in behalf of
US Out of preference for. He left school after just three years in favor of a professional sports career.
Similar: in something's favor

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prep in support of

Español	a favor de
日本語	...賛成して ...sansei shite, ...の賛成で ... no sansei de
中文	贊成 /赞成 zànchéng, 支持 zhīchí
Português	a favor de
Français	en faveur de
Deutsch	für
Română	în favoarea, în avantajul
Русский	в по́льзу v pólʹzu, за za, во бла́го vo blágo, ра́ди rádi, в интере́сах v interésax
Tiếng Việt	ủng hộ, thuận

prep for the benefit of

Español	en apoyo de
Português	em prol de
Français	en faveur de
Deutsch	zugunsten
Italiano	in favore di
Русский	в по́льзу v pólʹzu
Tiếng Việt	cho

prep out of preference for

Español	en favor de
Русский	в по́льзу v pólʹzu

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@misc{in_favor_of_2026,
  title = {in favor of},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20favor%20of},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}