to treat sb/sth in a way that gives them an advantage over other people or things :
Preference will be given to graduates of this university.
to treat sb/sth in a way that gives them an advantage over other people or things :
Preference will be given to graduates of this university.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005