n. 25B6; noun
her preference for boys' games : LIKING, partiality, predilection, proclivity, fondness, taste, inclination, leaning, bias, bent, penchant, predisposition.
my preference is rock : FAVOURITE, (first) choice, selection; informal cup of tea, thing; N. Amer. informal druthers.
preference will be given to applicants speaking Japanese : PRIORITY, favour, precedence, preferential treatment.
25A0; in preference to RATHER THAN, instead of, in place of, sooner than.