Preference
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The selection of one thing or person over others. The option to so select, and the one selected. The state of being preferred over others. A strong liking or personal valuation. A preferential bias; partiality; discrimination. A card game.
Example sentence: Rather than disliking theatre, I've expressed a preference for television because it tends to deal in its small way much more with issues and is able to reach a broader church of people than theatre.
Orientation
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of orienting or the state of being oriented.A position relative to compass bearingsThe construction of a Christian church to have its aisle in an east-west direction with the altar at the east endAn inclination, tendency or directionThe ability to orientAn adjustment to a new environmentAn introduction to a (new) environmentThe direction of print across the page; landscape or portraitThe choice of which ordered bases are "positively" oriented and which are "negatively" oriented on a real vector space
Example sentence: How can you go wrong with two people in love? If a good boy loves a good girl, good. If a good boy loves another good boy, good. And if a good girl loves the goodness in good boys and good girls, then all you have is more goodness, and goodness has nothing to do with sexual orientation.