English-Finnish translations for preferential

Definition of preferential

• Of or relating to the showing or giving of preference
• Of or relating to a voting system in which the voters are allowed to indicate on their ballots their preference between two or more candidates, so that if no candidate receives a majority of first choices the one receiving the greatest number of first and second choices together is the winner

Examples

• Club members received preferential seating.
• preferential voting; the preferential system

Related words

• preference
• preferences
• preferentially
• preference utilitarianism
• preferential treatment
• give preference