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unfavourables

unfavourables noun: unfavourability ratings; the percentage of people in opposition.

Noun

unfavourables pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Unfavourability ratings; the percentage of people in opposition.
    • 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 unfavourables

What does unfavourables mean?
Unfavourables means unfavourability ratings; the percentage of people in opposition.
What part of speech is unfavourables?
Unfavourables is a noun.

Words near unfavourables in the dictionary

  1. unfavour
  2. unfavour'd
  3. unfavourability
  4. unfavourable
  5. unfavourableness
  6. unfavourables
  7. unfavourably
  8. unfavoured
  9. unfavourite
  10. unfavourited
  11. unfavourites

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