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favourables

favourables noun: favourability ratings; the percentage of people in favour.

Noun

favourables pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Favourability ratings; the percentage of people in favour.
    • As of Friday, RealClearPolitics puts Biden's favourables at 51 per cent and his unfavourables at 44 per cent.2020 October 17, Éric Grenier, “How U.S. polls got it wrong in 2016 — and why they're more likely to get it right this time”, in CBC
    • His favourables are dwindling and his unfavourables are rising. His allies in or around the party have vanished.2021, Gordon Bickerstaff, Extreme Prejudice: If you fear trouble, don't get into trouble

Questions about favourables

What does favourables mean?
Favourables means favourability ratings; the percentage of people in favour.
What part of speech is favourables?
Favourables is a noun.

Words near favourables in the dictionary

  1. favour'd
  2. favourabilities
  3. favourability
  4. favourable
  5. favourableness
  6. favourables
  7. favourablest
  8. favourably
  9. favoured
  10. favouredly
  11. favouredness

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