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minus-squareFrezik@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·1 day agoIf you have a politician that you rank above others, then by definition, that is your favorite politician.
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-211 hours agoWhat if they’re my least disliked instead?
minus-squareFrezik@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·1 day agoFavorite just means most preferred.
minus-squareT00l_shed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·1 day agoPreferred means favoured, not necessarily favorite
minus-squareDoc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 hours agoYes, but they specifically qualify that by saying “most preferred”. And the one who is favored most above all is by definition the favorite.
If you have a politician that you rank above others, then by definition, that is your favorite politician.
What if they’re my least disliked instead?
I would say preferred, not favorite
Favorite just means most preferred.
Preferred means favoured, not necessarily favorite
Yes, but they specifically qualify that by saying “most preferred”. And the one who is favored most above all is by definition the favorite.