in favor

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in favor

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in,‎ favor.
    Many of those who had been out of favor were now in favor.
  2. 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.
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