preferment

English Thesaurus

1. the act of preferring (noun.act)

hypernym	:	promotion,
definition	:	act of raising in rank or position (noun.act)

2. the act of making accusations (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	accusal, accusation,
definition	:	a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt (noun.communication)

3. the act of preferring (noun.act)

derivation	:	choose, opt, prefer,
definition	:	select as an alternative over another (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	favor, favour, prefer,
definition	:	promote over another (verb.social)

derivation	:	choose, opt, prefer,
definition	:	select as an alternative over another (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	favor, favour, prefer,
definition	:	promote over another (verb.social)