A system that is weighted in favour of a particular person or group is organized so that this person or group has an advantage.
The current electoral law is still heavily weighted in favour of the ruling party.
The legal machinery seems to be weighted against the individual.
weighted in British English
(ˈweɪtɪd)
adjective
biased
a law weighted towards landlords
the current electoral law is heavily weighted in favour of the ruling party
They say the peace process is so heavily weighted against them that it will neverachieve results.
Examples of 'weighted' in a sentence
weighted
There is no doubt he is well weighted.
The Sun (2017)
This distance should suit him better and he looks well weighted on his best form.
The Sun (2016)
He has been out of sorts but is well weighted on his best form.
The Sun (2017)
The step up to a mile should suit and he looks well weighted.
The Sun (2017)
The headgear stays on and he looks well weighted.
The Sun (2016)
His second in April makes him well weighted and he will have improved.
The Sun (2016)
The extra furlong shouldn't bother him and he still looks well weighted.
The Sun (2017)
I'm convinced he is well weighted and this should set up nicely for him.
The Sun (2017)
That shouldn't be a problem on today's straight course and he is nicely weighted on his best turf form.
The Sun (2017)
The step up to one mile is going to suit and he looks well weighted.
The Sun (2013)
This drop in trip suits and he is nicely weighted.
The Sun (2015)
This looks his best distance on testing ground and he is well weighted.
The Sun (2016)
You may want to use a weighted system.
O'Connor, Joseph & Seymour, John Training with N.L.P. (1994)
The extra furlong will help his chance and he still looks well weighted.
The Sun (2014)
The gearbox slips merrily from cog to cog and the steering is nicely weighted.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The ground will be ideal and this strong stayer is well weighted.
The Sun (2014)
That form has worked out well and he is nicely weighted.
The Sun (2015)
The form has worked out nicely and he looks well weighted.
The Sun (2015)
He won first time out last year and still looks well weighted.
The Sun (2014)
Some of his form from last season makes him nicely weighted.
The Sun (2014)
She is well weighted and runs on better going.
The Sun (2014)
He went in twice over the smaller obstacles and looks nicely weighted.
The Sun (2013)
She won twice last spring and is nicely weighted.
The Sun (2014)
He looks well weighted on his step into nurseries.
The Sun (2011)
Well perhaps it is, but only with a fairly heavily weighted coin.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Beautifully weighted pass for Earls in the first half.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In a split-second he assessed and delivered the perfectly weighted chip.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Currently referees are chosen by a weighted ballot system with names announced on Fridays.
John Foot Calcio: A History of Italian Football (2006)
Each is a perfectly pitched, perfectly weighted gem.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The US gas business is heavily weighted to the second half of the year.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
If buyers claim sales were not agreed or items weren't received, the system is heavily weighted in their favour.
The Sun (2015)
A portfolio that is heavily weighted to a single asset class (property) carries higher risks.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In other languages
weighted
British English: weighted ADJECTIVE
A system that is weighted in favour of a particular person or group is organized so that this person or group has an advantage.
The current electoral law is still heavily weighted in favour of the ruling party.
American English: weighted
Brazilian Portuguese: inclinado
Chinese: 有 > 倾向的有利
European Spanish: inclinado
French: biaisé
German: gewichtet
Italian: che propende
Japanese: >有利な～に
Korean: 편중된
European Portuguese: inclinado
Latin American Spanish: inclinado
All related terms of 'weighted'
weight
The weight of a person or thing is how heavy they are, measured in units such as kilograms, pounds, or tons .
wt.
Wt is a written abbreviation for → weight .
trade-weighted
(of exchange rates ) weighted according to the volume of trade between the various countries involved
weighted average
an average calculated by taking into account not only the frequencies of the values of a variable but also some other factor such as their variance . The weighted average of observed data is the result of dividing the sum of the products of each observed value, the number of times it occurs, and this other factor by the total number of observations
weight down
If you weight something down , you put something heavy on it or in it in order to prevent it from moving easily .
weighted average cost of capital
The weighted average cost of capital is the cost of capital that is adjusted according to the percentages of debt financing and equity financing.