favourables

English

Noun

favourables pl (plural only)

  1. (politics) Favourability ratings; the percentage of people in favour.
    • 2020 October 17, Éric Grenier, “How U.S. polls got it wrong in 2016 — and why they're more likely to get it right this time”, in CBC‎[1]:
      As of Friday, RealClearPolitics puts Biden's favourables at 51 per cent and his unfavourables at 44 per cent.
    • 2021, Gordon Bickerstaff, Extreme Prejudice: If you fear trouble, don't get into trouble
      His favourables are dwindling and his unfavourables are rising. His allies in or around the party have vanished.
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