in favor
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Prepositional phrase
[edit]- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, favor.
- Many of those who had been out of favor were now in favor.
- In support of a proposal, as a nomination or legislation.
- There were 50 votes in favor and 48 opposed.
- With reference to Senate bill 495, 60 voted in favor, 23 opposed, and 3 present.
- 2022 May 24, Verity Stevenson, “Quebec adopts Bill 96 French language reforms amid concerns for anglophone, Indigenous rights”, in Canadian Broadcasting Corporation[1], archived from the original on 25 May 2022:
- Seventy-eight members of the National Assembly voted in favour and 29 voted against, including the members of two opposition parties. The law was adopted at roughly 3:05 p.m. ET.